This article was written by Charlotte Faragher and is shared here with permission.
Whilst it's true that many of us have been, and are, still unable to receive and give forms of affection we might previously have taken for granted. An experience is known as touch deprivation.
Have you ever thought about what experiencing touch deprivation, irrespective of a pandemic, might do to a person’s...
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Interesting opinion piece:
"I found out early that I’m not always good at using my fingers, but I am good at using my tongue. So why not focus on that and try to get good?"
Research and charity organizations have dedicated a heartening number of resources to studying—and offering support to—those living with cerebral palsy (CP). CP is a rare disorder which may lead to vastly varied effects...
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Transport Story
I live with Cerebral Palsy (spastic quadriplegia) a neurological impairment which affects the movement of my arms and legs meaning I am not able to walk so I use a manual wheelchair. I work as the Specialist Information Officer - Cerebral Palsy for Scope. My role is to communicate with our customers with Cerebral Palsy and their families. To stay up to date...
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Sex is for everybody — as long as the person you are being intimate with is a consenting adult. People with disabilities account for 20 percent of the population but aren’t represented nearly as much as they should be when it comes to advertising, media and even pornography. Representation is important because everyone is entitled to a healthy and fulfilling sex life.
“The biggest myth...
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Growing up I wanted the same as most people; a job, my own place to live and hopefully a family. I worked hard to achieve all those things, and everything was going to plan, or so I thought. Then January 2010 hit. I found a lump. At first, I did the stereotypically male thing and ignored it. But it eventually got to a point where...
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Sex and disability tend to be a taboo area for many able-bodied persons and is rarely discussed in the same sentence. As a result, more than 50% of disabled people do not have any form of a regular sex life.
Sexuality and disability refer to the sexual behaviour and practices of people with a disability (PWD). Physical disabilities such as a spinal cord injury may...
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