Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality Five Things You Should Know Before You Take a Crip to Bed By Galen Spiegler This article contains sensitive material which may not be appropriate for all readers. The sexuality of people who live with disabilities is exceptionally nuanced. In fact, there are entire books […]
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The Right to Sexual Relationships
Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality The Right to Sexual Relationships By Stephanie Patrick, Executive Director of Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire Graphic of scales of justice with a heart on one side and the male/female symbols on the other. In a world where we classify, sort, separate, and stigmatize, […]
Knowledge is Power: Teaching Sexual Self-Advocacy
Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality Knowledge is Power: Teaching Sexual Self-Advocacy By Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, Special Tabulation, and the National Public Radio series, Abused and Betrayed, people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are seven times more likely to be sexual abused […]
The Marriage Paradigm: Finding Love. Losing Eligibility.
Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality The Marriage Paradigm: Finding Love. Losing Eligibility. By Stephanie Patrick, Executive Director of Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire Over the past decade, marriage equality has become part of the common vernacular. Marriage is a choice for people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. […]
Friendship Survey
Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality Friendship Survey Are friendships important to you? What are the opportunities for, and barriers to, meaningful relationships? Take this 15-minute survey and tell us what you think! Are friendships important to you? Take this survey! The University of New Hampshire and Boston University Wheelock College […]
Finding Love with Common Ground
Spring 2020 Disability RAPP: The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality Finding Love with Common Ground By Vanessa Blais, Project Manager with the NH Council on Developmental Disabilities Happily married! Jim Piet and Pat Vincent-Piet on their wedding day. Two Perspectives. One Future. Jim Piet and his wife, Pat Vincent-Piet, had very different experiences growing up […]