Let's Talk Disability and Sex
A connection day to discuss sexuality and young people with disabilities
Our team at the Bloorview Research Institute is hosting a virtual event to connect young adults with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, healthcare workers, and researchers.
When: Wednesday April 28 2021 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (EDT)
In Canada, there are few educational resources on sexuality for young people with disabilities that are easy to access and based on research. Within healthcare, many healthcare workers do not feel like they can discuss the sexuality needs of young people with disabilities. So, we want to bring together people who are interested and working in this area in order to discuss the problems and come up with solutions!
The aim of this day is to:
- Bring together young adults with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, healthcare workers, and researchers
- Create an accessible resource that will help start the conversation on sexuality
- Share the research on sexuality and disability
- Come up with new research questions and identify poorly understood problems
The virtual event will be structured as follows:
| 9:00 AM-9:15 AM | Welcome |
| 9:15 AM-10:00 AM | Talk Theme 1: Early intimate relationships |
| 10:00 AM-10:45 AM | Talk Theme 2: Meaningful sexual lives and sexual rights |
| 10:45 AM-11:30 AM | Talk Theme 3: Multiple and converging identities |
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Lunch and Art Exhibition |
| 12:00 PM-12:30 PM | Panel Discussion: |
| 12:30 PM-12:45 PM | Information Sharing: |
| 12:45 PM-1:45 PM | Small Group Discussion: |
| 1:45 PM-2:15 PM | Bringing It All Together: Prioritization & Vote! |
| 2:15 PM-2:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
Stay tuned for further details!
