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A large number of disabled people have never
experienced sex in their life. This lack
of physical contact produces emotional pain and suffering. The disabled have
the same desires and needs as everyone else. Erotic Dancers, Escorts, and other
Adult Industry Professionals can provide an alternative that can dramatically
improve the lives of the disabled.
This document is intended to be a guide to help Adult
Industry Professionals interact with people with disabilities in the best
possible way. I will begin with a brief
discussion about how people with disabilities should be viewed by the Adult
Industry. I will then provide correct terminology and etiquette, which may be
utilized with people who have different disabilities. This document then
covers: The Art of Lap Dancing for disabled customers, first contact between
escorts and disabled
customers, and a section on correct sexual etiquette between escorts and
disabled
customers. This document concludes with a short discussion of my
personal attempts to interview other disabled people regarding their
experiences with escorts.
A disability is a condition caused by an accident, trauma,
genetics or disease which may limit a person's mobility, hearing, vision,
speech or mental function. Some people
with disabilities have more than one disability.
People with disabilities are not conditions or diseases. They are individual human beings. Therefore, in speaking or writing, it is
preferable to mention the persons name before mentioning his or her condition. For example, a person
is not an Epileptic, but rather a person who has
Epilepsy. Likewise, print or broadcast
media usually refer to People with Disabilities. First and foremost, they are people. Only secondarily do they have one or more
disabling conditions.
As a dancer, you have the right to be treated with respect and kindness
by ALL customers. It is COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE for a disabled customer to treat a dancer in a mean,
disrespectful, or abusive way. Dancers
have the right to expect disabled and able-bodied customers to be clean and
well groomed.
A handicap is a physical
or attitudinal constraint that is imposed upon a person, regardless of whether
that person has a disability. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines
handicap as to put at a disadvantage. EXAMPLE: Some people with disabilities use
wheelchairs. Therefore stairs, narrow
doorways and curbs are handicaps imposed upon people with disabilities who use
wheelchairs.
People with disabilities can have various disabling conditions,
including:
1.
Mobility impairments
2. Blindness
and vision impairments
3.
Deafness and hearing impairments
4.
Speech and language impairments
5.
Mental and learning disabilities
The following are commonly used terms when discussing disabilities.
Blind: A general term
referring to all degrees of severe vision loss.
Legal blindness is a visual acuity of 20/200 or less with best
correction in the better eye, or a field of 20 degrees or less.
Congenital
Disability: A disability
which has existed since birth, but is not necessarily hereditary. Do not use "birth defect."
Deaf: A profound hearing
loss.
Hearing
Impairment: A general term referring to any degree of hearing
loss.
Developmental Disability:
A significant mental or physical impairment which usually begins early in life
and may require specialized assistance or training in basic life skills. Some examples might include: Mental
retardation, Epilepsy, or Autism.
Disability: General term
for a limitation that can be physical, mental, or sensory. A disability is not necessarily a handicap
which limits normal life activity.
Learning Disability: A
permanent condition which affects the way a person with average or above
average intelligence learns and processes information, such as math concepts, Example: transposing numbers.
Mental illness: A
condition caused by a neurological disruption in the brain. It can affect mood, thought and
appetite.
Mental disability: All
forms of mental illness, severe emotional disorder, or mental retardation.
Seizure: An involuntary
muscular contraction, a brief impairment or loss of consciousness as the result
of a neurological condition. A
convulsion is a seizure involving contraction of the entire body. All of these situations are commonly
associated with Epilepsy.
Small Stature: Correct
term for very small people.
Spastic: Describes a
muscle with sudden abnormal and involuntary spasms. This condition is commonly associated with
Cerebral Palsy. It is important to
remember that muscles are spastic, not people.
Speech Disorder: A
condition where a person has limited ability to communicate through
speech. Someone with no verbal speech
capacity is called without speech. Do not use "mute."
Spinal Cord Injury:
Permanent damage to the spinal cord.
Quadriplegia describes substantial or total loss of function in all four
limbs. Paraplegia refers to substantial
or total loss of function in the lower part of the body.
Many disability groups do not like using
euphemisms to describe disabilities.
They consider terms such as "partially sighted," "handicapable," "mentally different," and
"physically challenged" patronizing.
Preferable: Person with a
disability.
Not Preferable: Cripple,
cripples - the image conveyed is of a twisted, deformed, useless body.
When referring to a person with a disability:
Preferable: Disability,
Differently-Abled, Or Disabled, a general term used for functional
limitation that interferes with a person's ability, for example, to walk, hear
or lift. It may refer to a physical,
mental, or sensory condition.
Not Preferable: Handicap,
handicapped person or handicapped.
When referring to a disability:
Preferable: People with cerebral
palsy, people with spinal cord injuries.
Not Preferable: Cerebral
palsied, spinal cord injured, etc. Never
identify people solely by their disability.
Preferable: Person who had a
Spinal Cord Injury, Polio, a Stroke, etc. or a person who has Multiple
Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Arthritis, etc.
Not Preferable: Victim. People with disabilities do not like to be
perceived as victims.
Preferable: Person who has a
disability, has a condition of (spinal bifida, etc.),
or born without legs, etc, has a developmental disability.
Not Preferable: Defective,
defect, deformed, vegetable, retarded, moron, idiot, afflicted with, or
suffering from. These labels are
offensive, dehumanizing, degrading, and stigmatizing.
Not Preferable: Afflicted with,
suffers from. Most people with
disabilities do not regard themselves as afflicted or suffering
continually.
Preferable: Deaf/hard of
hearing. Deaf refers to a person
who has a total loss of hearing. Hard
of hearing refers to a person who has a partial loss of hearing within a
range from slight to severe. Hard of
hearing describes a hearing-impaired person who communicates through
speaking and spear-heading, and who usually has listening and hearing abilities
adequate for ordinary telephone communication.
Many hard-of-hearing individuals use a hearing aid.
Not Preferable: Deaf and Dumb is as bad as it sounds.
The inability to hear or speak does not indicate the level of
intelligence.
Not Preferable: Confined/restricted
to a wheelchair; wheelchair bound. Many
people who use wheelchairs or mobility devices feel the devices are not
confining, but liberating a means of getting around.
Preferable: Able-bodied; able
to walk, see, hear, etc.; people who are not disabled.
Not Preferable: Healthy (when
used to contrast with "disabled.") Healthy or normal implies that the
person with a disability is unhealthy or abnormal. Many people with disabilities have excellent
health and lead very normal lives.
Material for this section came from:
Disability Etiquette Handbook, San Antonio, Texas
1. When talking to a person with a
disability, look at and speak to that person directly. Treat a person who
is disabled with the same respect and consideration you would like.
2. Relax. Do not be embarrassed if you happen to use
commonly accepted expressions such as "See you later" or "Got to
be running along" that seem to relate to the person's disability. Avoid actions and words that suggest the
person should be treated differently.
It is okay to invite a person in a wheelchair to go for a walk or to ask
a blind person if he sees what you mean.
When greeting a person with a visual impairment, always identify
yourself and others who may be with you.
EXAMPLE: On my right is Penelope Potts.
3. Do not assume a person with a
disability needs your help. Always ask
him/her before giving your assistance.
4. Do not shout at a person who is
hard of hearing. Shouting distorts
sounds accepted through hearing aids and inhibits lip reading. Do not shout at a person who is blind or
visually impaired, he or she has no problem hearing you!
5. To
facilitate conversation, be prepared to offer a visual cue to a hearing
impaired person or an audible cue to a vision impaired person, especially
when more than one person is speaking.
6. When
conversing in a group, give a vocal cue by announcing the name of the person to
whom you are speaking. Speak in a normal
tone of voice, indicate in advance when you will be moving from one place to
another, and let it be known when the
conversation is at an end.
Identify yourself when you approach a person who is blind or visually impaired. If a new person enters your area, introduce
them. While in a group, lightly touch a
persons arm so that he or she knows you are speaking to them. When giving directions, be specific. Use terms like "on your left" or
"at your
You may have to assist people with visual impairments in orienting to new
surroundings. When walking with them,
tell them if they have to step up or step down, let them know if the door is to
their right or left, and warn of possible hazards. When guiding a person with a
visual impairment, offer your arm or elbow, and let them walk one pace behind
you to follow the motion of your body.
Never move a visually impaired persons cane, chair, or other belongings
without telling them. Just as sighted
people orient themselves by looking around, a person who is blind listens.
Traffic sounds indicate when it is safe to cross the street. You can help by reducing non-essential noises
at intersections when you notice people who are blind. If you see a person walking with a white cane
or a dog guide, and he or she seems confused, or is approaching an obstacle,
please offer your help. If you are not
sure how you can help, see the guide below, and please, do not hesitate to ask
if you are unsure.
If you think someone might need
assistance, offer your help. Your thoughtfulness will be appreciated, even if
your assistance is not needed.
When guiding a person who is blind: Offer help verbally, lightly touching
an arm or shoulder to indicate you are addressing him/her. Do not grab the
person unless there is an immediate danger.
Offer your arm to help. A person
who is blind or visually impaired can take your arm and follow a half step
behind you, gaining travel clues from your movements. If the person has a dog guide, approach the
person on his or her free side. Slow
down when approaching curbs, stairs or revolving doors. Tell the person what you are approaching and
place their hand on the railing or handle of the door for orientation. Explain when you are crossing a street or
entering a building. Tell him/her the street name, the direction you are walking and the
address of the building. This will help
verify, for both or you, that you are headed in the right direction and to the
correct place. Offer seating by
orienting the person to the chair's position. Place his or her hand of the back
or the arm on the chair. Announce your
departure. Never leave a blind or
visually impaired person in the middle of a street or open area.
Listen patiently. You should not
complete sentences for the person unless he/she looks to you for help. DO NOT pretend you understand what the person
with a speech disability is saying just to be polite. Ask the person to write a word if you're not
sure of what their saying. Listen attentively, and keep your manner encouraging
rather than correcting.
Exercise patience rather than attempting to speak for a person with
speech difficulty. When necessary, ask
short questions that require short answers or a nod or a shake of the
head. Never pretend to understand if you
are having difficulty doing so. Repeat
what you understand, or incorporate the person's statements into each of the
following questions. The person's
reactions will clue you in and guide you to understanding. If you have difficulty communicating, be
willing to repeat or rephrase a question.
Open-ended questions are more appropriate than closed-ended questions.
EXAMPLE:
Closed-ended question: You
were a tax accountant in XYZ Company in the corporate planning department for
seven years. What did you do there?
Open-Ended Question: Tell
me about your recent position as a tax accountant?
Face people with hearing impairments when you talk to them so they can
see your lips. Slow the rate at which
you speak when talking to a person with a hearing impairment. Increase the level of your voice. Or, communicate by writing if necessary.
To get the attention of a person with a hearing impairment, tap the person on
the shoulder or wave your hand. Look
directly at the person and speak clearly, naturally and slowly to establish if
the person can read lips. Not all people with hearing impairments can lip-read.
For male Sex Workers keeping mustaches well-trimmed is a good idea. Those who can will rely on facial expression
and other body language to help in understanding. Show consideration by placing yourself facing
the light source and keeping your hands, cigarettes and food away from your
mouth when speaking. Shouting won't help.
Written notes are also very helpful.
Try sitting or crouching down to the approximate height of people in
wheelchairs or scooters when you talk to them.
Do not lean on a person's wheelchair unless you have his/her permission
--it is their personal space. Be aware
of what is accessible and not accessible to people in wheelchairs. Give a push only when asked. When talking with a person in a wheelchair
for more than a few minutes, use a chair, whenever possible, in order to place
yourself at the person's eye level to facilitate conversation.
Do not assume the person is not listening just because you are getting no
verbal or visual feedback. Ask him if he
understands or agrees. Do not assume you
have to explain everything to people with learning disabilities. They do not necessarily have a problem with
general comprehension. Offer to read
written material, if necessary.
Material for the preceding section came
from: EASI, c/o American Association for Higher Education One DuPont
Circle, Suite 360 Washington, D.C.
20036-1110 Phone: (310) 640-3193 (Pacific Time) E-Mail:
EASI@EDUCOM.BITNET or internet: EASI@EDUCOM.EDU
The art of Lap Dancing for
disabled customers has some very unique challenges. It is imperative to
treat these customers as normally as possible.
Patience is
the key when dancers encounter customers that may have a severe stutter,
language problem, or a stroke, and have trouble speaking. Dancing Professionals
that I have interviewed say:
LAP DANCING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS
A large number of blind customers who come to a club have some vision. One
dancer told me she danced for a blind customer who had 30% vision in one eye
and 40% vision in his other eye. So he
could still see her dance. Make sure you dance up close, no floor work as blind
customers won't be able to see you at a distance. Another dancer said its
probably best to have a mint too. Often an impairment of one such as sight,
will lead to another sense being heightened, such as smell, so if you've had
any garlic that day the chances are they'll be able to smell it.
LAP DANCING FOR MENTALLY
CHALLENGED/IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS
This is a very hard topic to deal with and understand. Unlike people with
physical impairments like: Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Sclerosis, Muscular
Dystrophy, and Spinal Cord Injuries. The Mentally Challenged/Impaired Customer
may not be capable of making informed decisions about purchases. The conscience
view on Strippersweb.com seems to favor not taking money from these customers.
They can enjoy watching you perform on stage. One dancer on Strippersweb.com
wrote:
One of the interesting dilemmas that happens for Escorts, and their potential clients who have a speech or hearing problem, is how does the client contact the Escort? Normally, clients would contact the worker by calling them on the phone, but what if the client cannot speak clearly? Or the client cannot hear the person talking to him/her?
There are various solutions to these issues. With the growing use of technology a person can easily access email, instant messaging or text messaging as a form of initial limited contact; If the worker has a website then he/she could indicate that disabled clients can email, instant message or text message with basic and/or very specific information, (i.e. their name, and when they will try to call the worker.). Another option is to use email to arrange a meeting time/place, but make it clear that no other details about the meeting can be discussed by email, instant messaging or text messaging. A side advantage to this practice is that it shows you how willing, and mentally able your client is at following instructions.
Please remember that
the disabled like anyone, enjoy and need sex. Sexuality may make some people uncomfortable,
but it is an important subject that needs to be discussed. Many disabled males love to watch female partners
slowly take off their clothes first.
Many disabled guys love to have a girl take his hand to help him touch
her in the places where she feels comfortable letting him touch. This practice helps him and gives her control
over the situation. In the appropriate
setting, many disabled guys/girls like being helped to undress before sex. Foreplay is important, some males like to
touch a girl's breasts, and some girls like to play with a man's penis. Finding the most comfortable sexual position
for the both of you is very important-- sex is a shared experience. I've noticed that lots of males, disabled and
non-disabled have an attitude that women and sex exist solely to please
them. This attitude drives women
away. Caring, patience, and a
willingness to try different things are very important.
Serving disabled
clients in sexual situations can be made easier by planning ahead. If your client tells you they are disabled
during a phone call to arrange an out-call appointment, you can ask the client
to shower and then just put on a robe or t-shirt and shorts. You have the right to expect disabled and
able-bodied customers to be clean and well groomed. This makes the undressing process easier for
both of you. During your appointment its o.k. for you to gently ask the client
if they need your assistance, and how can you help.
When providing services to clients restricted to wheelchairs,
there are a few more things to remember:
- Make sure that all in-call rooms are wheelchair accessible.
- Fold clients clothes and place them onto the wheelchair once they are
removed.
- Clients may require special positions if they have limited movement, so do
not be afraid to experiment.
- Ask if they would like help re-dressing. Pants can be difficult because
certain clients may not have enough arm strength to lift their body, so
providing assistance might be necessary.
When providing services to clients who are hard of hearing, there are a few
more things to remember:
- Have lots of visual stimulation.
- Try to be face to face, to make lip reading easier, unless the client prefers
another position.
- Use intense touching.
David Steinberg wrote about a workshop on "Sex Work, Sex, and the Disabled," at the International Conference on
Prostitution in Los
Angeles March 9 - 15, 1997. He says a sex surrogate described her experiences working with a variety
of disabled people. She calls on fellow
sex workers to deal with disabled clients with particular care and sensitivity,
noting the work she herself has done to become comfortable with such
complexities as catheters, urine bags, bowel comfort, and muscular spasms in a
sexual context. (She learned from
painful experience, she says, not to go down on a client whose leg spasms can
seriously rearrange her jaw, or to put her breast in the mouth of a client
whose spasms could equally hurt her.) A sense of humor is important, she
emphasizes, as well as some real sexual creativity -- as when she would put an arm of a client
with cerebral palsy on her clit until
she came, showing him that he could do something for her sexually, as well as
her doing something for him. Steinberg
also wrote about an elderly gentleman
at the workshop who suffered from chronic malabsorption syndrome. This
gentleman spoke proudly about being a client of prostitutes since he was
younger, and of the "genuine love relationships" he has had with many
of the women he sees regularly.
Some of the material for the proceeding section came from: David Steinberg, "International Conference on Prostitution" COMES NATURALLY #57 Spectator Magazine - April 4, 1997
I attempted to interview disabled people regarding their
experiences with escorts and dancers. I posted a well defined question on
Strippersweb.com and got lots of useful replies. I tried the same idea on five disability
message boards including Gimp Power. My replies revealed a wide range of
attitudes. In hide-site, I should have used the term Escort rather than
Sexworker\Call Girl in my question. A majority of people reacted negatively to
the concept of paying for sex. See
below.
Myspace
> GROUPS » GIMP POWER » This group is
for gimps (disabled people) & anyone else that may be interested in it.
It's a place to meet, learn about, hang out, chat & interact with others.
It's for gimps, friends of gimps, families of gimps, & gimp attendant's who
wish to communicate their thoughts & express their feelings amongst
friends. Whether you have or are just involved with someone who has an injury,
spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, an amputation, ms, blindness,
deafness, ADHD, or any other physical or mental impairment, then you are
welcome here. This group is an open forum for all things, whether gimp related
or not. Whatever may come up is okay here. There are frank & serious topics
& there are silly & insignificant topics & everthing else in
between as well. Be it serious or silly, be it positive or negative, be it
important or not, just post whatever you want & don't be shy. Talk about
gimp things like daily living, transportation, accessibility, community
barriers, caregivers, family, doctors & social interaction & talk about
non gimp things too like sports, trivia, politics & entertainment. Let's
just be a loving community where we can share our stories, our triumphs, our
downfalls, our funny moments, our sad times & our embarressments. We can
all learn from each other & support one another & hopefully change some
perceptions. So c'mon in everyone & let's post!!!
Topics » Could people help me by sharing a few
experiences?
Hi, I'm putting together a presentation for adult
industry professionals and Sexworkers-Call Girls on how to interact with
disabled customers. I hope to include a few short paragraphs with suggestions
for how to lap dance for blind and wheelchair bound customers. Could people
help me by sharing a few experiences you've
had?
Some of my work is shown below:
SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING INITIAL CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS A SPEECH
OR HEARING PROBLEM.
One of the interesting dilemmas that happens for sex workers and potential
clients who have a speech or hearing problem is how does the client contact the
sex worker? Normally, clients would contact
I put in the full paragraph of
what I wrote in my posting.
Please remember that the disabled like anyone, enjoy and need sex. Sexuality
may make some people uncomfortable, but it is an important subject that needs
to be discussed. Many disabled males love
I put in the full paragraph of what
I wrote in my posting.
REPLY 2: I was just re-reading the posters procedures of etiquette for sex with a "sex worker" and a disabled person, and dude you disgust me. All the sex I get comes free. To even think of paying for it makes me sick. Just because a person is disabled, doesn't mean we have to pay to have sex. There's enough things in society that try to bring us down, without someone even thinking that we can only have relationships if we pay for them. Like Bamb said "DUDE, GET REAL"
REPLY 3: He never said any of our constituency HAD to go to a sex worker. Some gimps actually do use their services. So do TABs. Not by force, but by choice. And making it illegal doesn't mean it's sick. In fact, legalizing prostitution might be better for public health, because then it can be regulated and monitored by state and local health departments.
REPLY 4: Wow... kinda scary to see how judgmental people can get when they don't approve of a topic.) The topic clearly WAS NOT about anybody "getting their jollies" by hearing about anyone else's sexual experiences; if that's what you thought it was about, then you completely missed the point.
This is the saddest one
of all. The writer made up the quote
below, put my name on it, and then made fun of the disabled. He also inserted my art from my MySpace page.
REPLY 5: [QUOTE]William Takahashi wrote:
Can you guys who frequent prostitutes and strip
clubs, and gals who employ gigalos and attend bachelorette parties, please give
me some suggestions for how to lap dance for blind and wheelchair bound
customers. Could people help me by sharing a few experiences you've
had?[/QUOTE]
Well, we've never had experiences with prostitutes or
gigalos, but may have a few suggestions on how some sex worker might perform a
lap dance for a blind person. Maybe the sex-worker can put some of those jingly
balls on their hips and chest. Or try this, Braille Dancing. It probably
wouldn't work in our state though, because of the 5 foot rule. As far as giving
a lap dance to someone in a wheelchair, why don't you instruct your sex-worker
audience to treat them just like anybody else, and give them a pat on the head.
Independent living is a way of life that includes values, attitudes and behaviors. It embraces a philosophy that the person, regardless of their disability, has the potential to exercise individual self-determination. Living on your own is having the right and the opportunity to pursue a course of action. It is having the freedom to fail and to learn from one's failures, just as non-disabled people do.
Independent living means that we (the disabled) demand the same choices and control in our everyday lives that non-disabled brothers, sisters, neighbors, and friends take for granted. We want to grow up with our families, attend neighborhood schools, use the same public transportation as our peers, and work jobs that are in line with our education and abilities, and also start families of our own. Just as everybody else, we strive to be in charge of our lives, and be able to think and speak for ourselves.
Independent living is the philosophy of
self-empowerment for people with disabilities. Independence does
not necessarily mean doing everything for oneself and living by oneself. The concept of Independent living was born in the early 1970's
in Berkeley, California. A handful of students with disabilities on the campus
of Cal-Berkeley saw the inaccessibility of the campus and decided to turn a
wrong into a right(s), as in disability rights. The first Independent Living
Center was established in Berkeley, and the Independent Living Movement has
been growing ever since. There are 22 Centers for Independent Living in
Illinois. There are hundreds across the United States.
One of the by-products of the Independent living philosophy is consumer control; this means consumers have direct control over the services they select. For example, a consumer who employs a Personal Assistant is the boss in the employer-employee relationship. As in any work environment, it is the employer's responsibility to direct his/her employee.
Myths and Attitudes:
Disabled people should stay and live with their own kind. Forced segregation creates an artificial barrier which makes disabled people uncomfortable and hesitant to interact with the able-bodied world. It creates an environment of "learned helplessness" in which the disabled start to believe that they are not capable of managing their own lives. Some parents encourage this learned helplessness by doing everything for their adult child. The adult child's world is rosy until the parents pass away. Then the disabled adult children are left alone, not knowing how to take care of themselves. The best way to combat this problem is for you to learn how to manage your own life and involve yourself in activities with non-disabled people.
Many people with visual or mobility impairments use guide dogs to help them compensate for their disabilities. These dogs are workers, not pets, and they have jobs to do. Always ask permission before you interact with someone's dog. Do not pet the dog or divert its attention from its work. Please speak first to the person. It is correct human and canine manners!
Do not touch either the service animal/service dog or its person without first asking permission. Touching the service animal/service dog might distract it from its work. Touching the person might be interpreted as assault. Resist the temptation to offer treats to the service animal/service dog. Barking, meowing, whistling, and making other rude noises at the service animal/service dog. Conversing with the person about the service animal/service dog, disabilities, and other animals you have known is appropriate.
Questions of a personal nature should be avoided. If the person volunteers information, you may decide if you wish to continue the conversation. Do not feel offended if the person declines to talk about himself/herself or the service animal/service dog - not everyone wants to be a walking "show and tell" exhibit.
WHAT IF YOU ARE AFRAID/DO NOT LIKE DOGS?
Place yourself away from
the service animal/service dog. If you
are a business person, discreetly arrange for someone else to wait on the
person. You may ask the person to have
the service animal/service dog lie down if it does not interfere with its work.
WHAT IF THE SERVICE ANIMALS ACTS OUT OF MANNER?
Find out what happened before taking action. Was the service animal/service dog stepped on, poked, asleep and dreaming, performing its job (some alert their owners to oncoming seizures by barking once or twice)? If the animal's/dog's behavior is disruptive or destructive, you may ask the person to remove it from the premises.
WHAT IF OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SERVICE ANIMAL?
Explain that the service animal/service dog is medically necessary and
that federal law protects the right of the person to be accompanied by the
service animal/service dog in public places.
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990. The purpose of the Act is to:
Provide clear and comprehensive national mandate to end discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
Provide enforceable standards addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
Ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing these standards on behalf of individuals with disabilities.
The term disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. This is the same definition used in Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives people with disabilities civil rights protection that is like that provided to individuals on the basis of race, sex, national origin and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in:
Employment
Public Accommodations
Transportation
State and Local
Government Services
Telecommunications
In conclusion, this paper is meant to be a guide for Adult Industry Professionals to better interact with disabled clients. It outlines how to interact with clients who have a variety of disabilities. Hopefully, it will serve as a useful resource and tool for the Adult Industry and people with disabilities alike.
David Steinberg is the author/editor of The Erotic Impulse: Honoring the Sensual Self, Erotic by Nature: A Celebration of Life, of Love, and of Our Wonderful Bodies; Father journal: Five Years of Awakening to Fatherhood; Beneath This Calm Exterior; Welcome, Brothers; If I Knew the Way...; Yellow Brick Road; and Doing Your Own School. He is a columnist and features writer for Spectator magazine.
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