Disability.gr

Though located in Greece, there are English versions of each page (and I have linked to the English section.) and it is overall a good resource for those with an SCI or MS. The Disability Archives are a wonderful area of the site, with articles on many issues, while the Sexuality page is well-done and informative.

The Candy Stripe Buses

Reprinted from Lorenzo Milam's book CripZen, this is an offbeat and interesting article about buses that bring sexual relief to nursing home residents.

Disability and Sexuality

This extensive personal website by a woman with cerebral palsy covers many bases, including basic (and detailed) anatomy, body image, personal experiences, sexual aids, articles, reading lists, discussion lists, and more, it is a significant effort with lots to offer. We were particularly impressed with the extensive list of discussion groups.

A project of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, this site includes a guide and directory to male fertility following spinal cord injury/dysfunction (both in pdf format) as well as information about the program.

National Study of Women with Physical Disabilities: Sexual Functioning

Statistical data from a study by the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities.

Sexual Health and Fertility After Brain and Spinal Cord Impairment

This site by a team of physicians and sexual health nurses at Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) includes information about sexual health, physiology, male and female changes, bladder changes, and fertility after brain and spinal cord injury.

Sexuality and Disability

An excellent annotated bibliography (that is in need of a little updating) from the nonprofit organization SIECUS.

Sexuality and Disability

This excellent about.com article by Linda R. Mona, M.A. examines "the who, what and hows of disabled persons' sexuality."

Sexuality Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Produced by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), this issue of the NICHCY News Digest was developed "to address the concerns that parents and professionals face in informing and guiding children and youth adults with disabilities in their social-sexual development and in preparing them to make healthy, responsible decisions about adult relationships." Each section presents an overview of important points to consider when providing sexuality education, then concludes with an extensive list of materials that families and professionals can use to inform themselves more fully. Available in text and PDF format.

Bella Online: Disabilities
This site is essentially in the format of an online magazine but calls its topics "channels." The disabilities columnist has covered a lot of topics, including parenting and sexuality. It's geared toward women, which might be why I'd categorize it as an online magazine--reminds me a bit of some GLAMOUR type thing--but its disabilities section is really quite thorough and useful.

Ebility
This site has a lot of resources and is a general disabilities site, but also has a Sexuality "channel" and forum. Dr. Linda Mona, a disabled woman with a PHD in psychology, has her column here.

Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
Here is Paralinks' bimonthly column on SCI and sexuality, with letters and comments from readers and a few other goodies.

The Sexual Health Network
This site is a general sex information site, but they have a fairly good section on disability and sexuality. Something I just noticed today is that they have a Question and Answer section with a list of MD and PHD-holders with various specialties. At least one specializes in Sexuality and Disability. Archives of past answers are also available.

Disability Resources Online
This site is an all-inclusive disabilities website. It covers sexuality among a host of tons of other topics. Its links regarding women with disabilities are particularly helpful and numerous enough that I was surprised by all that I found. Their section on parenting is also quite useful, as is the regional directory of disability organizations.

Scarleteen
This site is a very good resource, geared toward teens, and not a disability-specific site, but overall a great place to go. Hanne and Heather, the co-founders, are really great people and the articles cover basically everything, as do the boards. Hey, I still read them, and I am nearly 20.

Sexuality and Disability at About.com.
There are tons of interesting links here. I really like it. It covers positions, dating, and tons of other stuff.

Disabilities Online. This is a great database of disability-related links. It covers basically everything.

Disability/Sexuality Humor

BlindKISS
Great British humor relating to visual impairment/blindness, and web radio to boot!

SexOnWheels.COM
Check out the amusing and insightful sex positive merchandise sold at this site! It's great.

 

The Candy Stripe Buses

Reprinted from Lorenzo Milam's book CripZen, this is an offbeat and interesting article about buses that bring sexual relief to nursing home residents.

 

Male Fertility Research Program

A project of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, this site includes a guide and directory to male fertility following spinal cord injury/dysfunction (both in pdf format) as well as information about the program.

 

National Study of Women with Physical Disabilities: Sexual Functioning

Statistical data from a study by the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities.

 

Sexual Health and Fertility After Brain and Spinal Cord Impairment

 

Sexuality and Disability

An excellent annotated bibliography (that is in need of a little updating) from the nonprofit organization SIECUS.

 

Sexuality and Disability

This excellent about.com article by Linda R. Mona, M.A. examines "the who, what and hows of disabled persons' sexuality."

 

Sexuality Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Sexuality in Spinal Cord Injury

Sexuality in Males with Spinal Cord Injury

Disability Awareness Links.

• ADA InfoNet - information for employers on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• ADA Ohio - information, training and technical assistance network.
• Americans with Disabilities Act [usdoj.gov]
• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Office - Univ of Florida - information on access, accommodations, and resources. Campus, local,regional, and national information.
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center - ADA statute, regulations and federally reviewed tech sheets plus links to related sites.
• Pacific Disabilities & Business Technical Assistance Center - providing information, materials and assistance to individuals and entities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Bearable Times Kids and Teens Club - kids helping kids, through love, support, and understanding.
• ConvoNation - virtual hangout for kids and teens with serious illnesses or disabilities.
• Guide to Children's Literature and Disability - bibliography intended to help parents and professionals identify books that are written about or include characters who have a disability.
• Kids Together, Inc. - information and resources for children and adults with disabilities.
• Macomb Projects - houses Early Childhood projects focused on children from birth to eight with disabilities and their families.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Winners On Wheels - team oriented youth program that encourages self esteem and independence for children with disabilities through learning and fun.
• AbilityNet - charity that provides impartial, expert advice about computer technology for disabled people.
• Access Hall County - non-profit organization helping people with disabilities overcome barriers through active support of ADA and increased awareness of community resourses.
• Accreditation Council - develops and measures quality indicators and standards for services for people with disabilities.
• Advocacy & Resource Center - providing innovative independent living materials, training and services for persons with disabilities
• American Association of People with Disabilities - non-profit cross-disability organization whose goals are: unity, leadership & impact.
• American Association on Mental Retardation - interdisciplinary organization of professionals and others concerned about mental retardation and related disabilities.
• American Disability Association
• American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) - promotes assisted-living community services for the disabled so that they can live independently. Focuses on areas such as public transit and home-care attendants.
• Barnod, Inc. - memberships comprised of blind people, wheelchair users, and people with hidden, mental, and physical disabilities. Located in Barbados.
• Bethphage Mission - non-profit organization serving persons with disabilities, and their families, in sixteen states, Great Britain, and Latvia.
• Black Hills Workshop and Training Center - provide services and supports for people with disabilities.
• British Society of Dentistry for the Handicapped - The national society for everyone interested in the oral health of people with disabilities. Advice and help available for disabled people or their carers.
• California Rehabilitation Organizations - non-profit rehabilitation organizations active in advocating for the rights of people with disabilities in California.
• Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies - conducting large-scale studies of the deaf and hard-of-hearing population of the US that will serve specific action-oriented goals.
• Center for Disability Information & Referral
• Center for Health Care Access (CHCA) - purpose is to insure health and mental health care facilities and services are accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind.
• Cerebral Palsy and Deaf Organization - sharing stories and news about cerebral palsy and deafness with others.
• Chileda Habilitation Insitute - treatment center and care program for children and young adults who exhibit severe mental disabilities.
• Christian Counsel On Persons With Disabilities - consortium of Christian organizations working in the area of disability ministry.
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities - coalition of national disability organizations working together to advocate for public policy for citizens with disabilities.
• Council for Disability Rights - advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities.
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities
• Crotched Mountain Foundation - provides education, rehabilitation, housing, and managed care for children, adolescents, and adults with severe physical and developmental challenges. Be sure to check out our student art gallery.
• DASH - Disability Advice and Information, St. Helens - free, confidential and independent information and advice service for disabled people, their families, careers, or anyone with an interest in disability matters.
• Disability Information and Resource Center (DIRC) - provides information relating to any aspect of disability.
• Disability Information Services, Inc. - promotes community involvement of the disabled and plays an active role advocating for the independence of the disabled.
• Disability Rights Advocates - provides disability rights litigation that has successfuly challenged disciminatory practices in all aspects of society.
• Disabled American Veterans - serving disabled veterans, their families and survivors.
• Disabled Businesspersons Association - global support service for disabled entrepreneurs.
• Disabled Drivers' Motor Club
• Disabled People's Association of Singapore - includes information about access, sports, services, transportation, and employment.
• Disabled Public Service Employee's Association (DPSEA) - dedicated to men and women of police, fire, and EMS that have sustained career ending disabilities. Includes support, information, and networking.
• DO-IT Program - University of Washington - increases the participation of individuals with disabilities in academic programs and careers.
• ELA Foundation - founded to improve policies and public opinion concerning persons with disabilities so that they may live productive, healthy, and happy lives.
• Elwyn, Inc. - international non-profit human services organization serving people with mental and physical disabilities,
• Foundation to Encourage the Potential of Disabled Persons - provides support for the independence of disabled persons in northern Thailand.
• Friends of Disabled Adults (FODA) - gives away wheelchairs and other equipment and supplies to the disabled.
• Global Applied Disability Research Network for Employment and Training (GLADNET)
• Greater Lynn Mental Health & Retardation Association
• H2000 University Association of Students Disabile and Not Disabile - young, technological, virtual part of the "handicap commission" at the Padua University.
• HAFAD - London based disability charity run for and by disabled people providing a wide range of services.
• Hope Network - serving those with physical, neurological, developmental, and genetic disabilities. Also includes those with mental illness.
• International Association of Dentistry for the Handicapped - general informational brochure and quarterly newsletter information.
• Jewish Blind & Disabled (JBD) - formerly known as the Jewish Blind and Physically Handicapped Society. The independent charity providing independent living in the U.K.
• L'Orsa Minore - supports people with disabilities.
• Leeward Community College Ohana Club - supports and provides services for the physically handicapped and blind students.
• Life Skills Foundation - not-for-profit organization that assists people with mental retardation or other disabilities to live and work more independently in St. Louis.
• LifeStream, Inc. - non-profit organization providing a wide range of services for adults with disabilities.
• Little City Foundation - helping children and adults with mental retardation and other developmental challenges live meaningful and happy lives.
• Mary Lee Foundation - provides diverse programs to persons with special needs to help them become more productive and independent.
• Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc. - charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting people with disabilties and promoting the awareness of the potential of people with disabilities.
• Media & Disability Interest Group of AEJMC - research-oriented organization.
• Mephibosheth Ministry - non-profit organization, developed to bring the word of God to the physically and mentally challenged communities.
• Motse Wa Badiri Camphill - offer employment and training to Botswanans with mental and physical disabilities in one of four income generating workshops.
• Move International
• National Alliance OF The DisAbled, Inc. (NAOTD) - online disability advocacy and informational organization.
• National Center for Accessible Media
• National Center on Accessibility (NCA) - dynamic and innovative leader in the movement to include people with disabilities in recreation, parks, and tourism.
• National Organization on Disability (NOD) - promotes full participation of America's 49 million persons with disabilities in all aspects of life.
• National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) - provides a presence and national voice for families of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
• National Rehabilitation Board (NRB) - government body responsible for providing services to people with disabilities in Ireland and for advising the government and other organisations working with disabled people.
• Neil Squire Foundation, The - Canadian non-profit organization serves to create opportunities for independence for individuals who have significant disabilities.
• New England INDEX - we are concerned about the information needs of people with disabilities; this page contains descriptions of INDEX information and referral services.
• New York State Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities - ensuring that people with disabilities have every opportunity to be productive and participating citizens.
• PACER Center - non-profit organization for families of children and adults with disabilities. The site includes newsletters, articles and legislative information.
• Parents Outreach for Individual Needs Training - non-profit advocacy organization, devoted to helping children, adolescents, and adults who have disabilities.
• Pathfinder Services, Inc. - nonprofit human services agency serving people with disabilities in northern Indiana.
• People First of Tennessee - disability rights organization focussed on self-determination, transportation, housing, education, and health issues.
• Resource Exchange - provides services and supports to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
• SARAH, Inc. - community service provider serving individuals with disabilities.
• Society for the Advancement of Travel for the Handicapped (SATH) - press releases, event calendar, contact and membership information, online resources and more.
• Southern California Rehabilitation Services Inc. - provides independent living, vocational, and disability sensitivity training programs.
• St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens
• Texas Fiesta Educativa Project P.O.D.E.R. - South Texas based organization providing bilingual/bicultural education and support services to Hispanic families of disabled youths age 1-20.
• Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada
• Triangle Inc. - assists people with disabilities in maximizing their sense of dignity and self worth by providing quality vocational evaluation and training, employment, social development, and residential services.
• WORK Inc - job training, placement, rehabilitation services, counseling and other support for persons with disabilities.
• World Association Of Persons With Disabilities - works to provide "information, motivation, assistance and activism for the physically and mentally [dis]Abled people of the world."

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