Disability and sexuality: claiming sexual and reproductive rights

Addlakha, Renu; Price, Janet; Heidari, Shirin

doi:10.1080/09688080.2017.1336375

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“…As Addlakha, Price, and Heidari [36] suggest, 'to truly empower all disabled people, it is vital to act to end the remaining silences.' In this paper, therefore, we suggested sex robots to serve as a step forward in enhancing the comprehensive care of (mainly but not exclusively) persons with disabilities and older adults.…”

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“…Some researchers even highlight that people with intellectual disabilities are 'purposefully misinformed about sexual health to reinforce fears as a means of inhibiting sexual activity' [11]. Many aspects constrain how people with disabilities experience and engage with themselves as sexual beings, including their particular disability but also sociocultural, religion, economics, and gender factors [36]. These aspects are also relevant for the older population, who may feel the need to conceal their sexuality to fit social norms [29].…”

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“…Studies report that attitudes towards sexuality in the general population are more favorable than with people with some disability [38,10]. The full realization of the sexual rights of persons with disabilities and older adults, therefore, requires more research and policies that understand the intersection of people, disability, and sexual rights [36]. These policies could represent a step forward in treating people with disabilities and the elderly in a nondiscriminatory fashion concerning their sexual rights and would empower users to satisfy one of the basic human needs.…”

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Sex care robots

Fosch‐Villaronga

Poulsen

2020

Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics

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AbstractThe creation and deployment of sex robots are accelerating. Sex robots are service robots that perform actions contributing directly towards improvement in the satisfaction of the sexual needs of a user. In this paper, we explore the potential use of these robots for elder and disabled care purposes,which is currently underexplored. Indeed, although every human should be able to enjoy physical touch, intimacy, and sexual pleasure, persons with disabilities are often not in the position to fully experience the joys of life in the same manner as abled people. Similarly, older adults may have sexual needs that public healthcare tend to ignore as an essential part of their well-being. We develop a conceptual analysis of how sex robots could empower persons with disabilities and older adults to exercise their sexual rights, which are too often disregarded in society. Our contribution seeks to understand whether sex robots could serve as a step forward in enhancing the care of (mainly but not exclusively) persons with disabilities and older adults. By identifying the potential need to incorporate sex within the concept of care, and by exploring the use of robot technology to ease its materialization, we hope to inform the policy debate around the regulation of robots and set the scene for further research.

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Sex care robots

Fosch‐Villaronga

Poulsen

2020

Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics

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“…This year, we have adopted a contemporary look for our open issue 9 and hope to feature more abstract art with relevance to SRHR in the future. Lizzie Kiama, whose photograph graced our May 2017 issue on disability and sexuality, 10 writes a blog this month to celebrate the Global Disability Summit on the 24 July 2018, co-hosted by the Kenyan and UK governments in London. The blog is one with a difference, showcasing a collection of photographs giving voice to women with disabilities in Kenya.…”

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July at RHM

Hussein¹

2018

Reproductive Health Matters

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“…Debates and campaigns addressing SRHR are emerging, recognizing individuals with ID as a sexual being with equal rights for sexual right such as sexual pleasure, intimacy, love, relationships, sexual and reproductive choices and parenting [7]. Study of sexuality experience in adult with mild to moderate degree of ID in Spain showed that 84.2% had sexual relationship with another [8].…”

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Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Males and Females with Intellectual Disabilities: Indonesia Setting

Winarni

Hardian

Suharta

et al. 2018

J. Intellect. Disabl. Diagn. Treat.

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Abstract:Introduction: sexual and reproductive rights in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), particularly in developing countries, are often neglected. Although affected individuals never complained, the problems were found augmented from the affected families. Over the last two decades, parents and professionals acknowledged sexual and reproductive right and try to accommodate these needs. Indonesia, a developing country with a strong religious and culture beliefs may has different perspectives on attitudes towards sexuality in individuals with ID which respect the sexual and reproductive right augmented from the affected family. The aimed of this study was to explore the attitudes towards sexuality on individuals with ID. The findings are expected to contribute to the movement in recognizing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in individuals with ID. Methods: thirty participants were included in this study consisted of supporting staffs of rehabilitation center for disabled individual, parents, religious leaders and community. Participants fulfilled the two sets of Attitude to Sexuality Questionnaires towards individuals with ID (ASQ-ID).Results: the attitudes towards sexuality in males were found similar with females with ID, age did not play a role in the attitude towards sexuality in ID. Indonesian attitudes towards sexuality in individuals with ID was found the most conservative compared to other countries with the mean of sexual right was 3.7±0.22, parenting was 3.5±0.30, nonreproductive sexual behavior was 3.4±0.49, and self-control was 3.4±0.73.Conclusion: the attitudes towards sexuality in individual with ID is somewhat negative, strong culture and religious beliefs /and values may have strong influence.

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Disability and sexuality: claiming sexual and reproductive rights

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Sex care robots

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Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Males and Females with Intellectual Disabilities: Indonesia Setting

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