UK policy : Sexual Citizenship and Disability: Implications for Theory, Practice and Policy

SHADA meeting in London: from masturbation to sexual citizenship

This past monday was the spring meeting with the Sexual Health and Disability Alliance (SHADA). I’ve attended the meetings twice before and it’s always very inspiring to listen to and discuss with others working in the field of sexuality and disability. Els Payne and Tuppy Owens from the SHADA board...

Lancaster Disability Studies conference 2018

[Image: Artwork ‘Mosaic’ by Raana Salman (2008). A maze-like pattern made from various materials and objects including flowers, pebbles, stone and grass. Description from the conference book, page 5] In September I attended the Lancaster Disability Studies conference. I gave two presentations; one in a sexuality-themed session and another one in...

Online sex education and disabled under-18s: workshop in Liverpool

[Image showing the programme description. Dusty pink background and triangle pattern in different colours on the left. Uni of Liverpool logo, the workshop name and organizers, date and place of event] In June I participated in a workshop at the University of Liverpool, arranged by Aoife Daly, director of the...

Fulfilling what potential? UK disability policy.

Today I had a presentation in the Centre for Disability studies seminar series, organised by the Law department, where there are many brilliant disability studies scholars. My seminar was kind of a work-in-progress one where I presented preliminary findings from my policy analysis of UK disability and sexuality-related laws and policies....