Politics of Occupation‐Centred Practice 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118702819.ch12
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“…Block et al () offer sexual facilitation as another example of how disabled sexuality can challenge conventional ideas regarding sex, pleasure, and intimacy. Defined by Block et al as “assistance with a sexual activity provided to a disabled client by a personal assistant or other provider,” sexual facilitation can include assistance with a variety of sexual or romantic acts including, “positioning the disabled person for masturbation or for sex with a partner, helping her or him undress, assisting with stimulation, transferring them to a bed or couch, transporting them to a partner's residence, purchasing condoms, or providing reminders about using birth control” (Block et al, , p. 166; see also Earle, ; Hamilton, ; Kulick & Rydström, ; Mona, ; Shapiro, ; Tepper, ; Willock, ).…”
Section: Sexual Expression and Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Block et al () offer sexual facilitation as another example of how disabled sexuality can challenge conventional ideas regarding sex, pleasure, and intimacy. Defined by Block et al as “assistance with a sexual activity provided to a disabled client by a personal assistant or other provider,” sexual facilitation can include assistance with a variety of sexual or romantic acts including, “positioning the disabled person for masturbation or for sex with a partner, helping her or him undress, assisting with stimulation, transferring them to a bed or couch, transporting them to a partner's residence, purchasing condoms, or providing reminders about using birth control” (Block et al, , p. 166; see also Earle, ; Hamilton, ; Kulick & Rydström, ; Mona, ; Shapiro, ; Tepper, ; Willock, ).…”
Section: Sexual Expression and Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Block et al () offer sexual facilitation as another example of how disabled sexuality can challenge conventional ideas regarding sex, pleasure, and intimacy. Defined by Block et al as “assistance with a sexual activity provided to a disabled client by a personal assistant or other provider,” sexual facilitation can include assistance with a variety of sexual or romantic acts including, “positioning the disabled person for masturbation or for sex with a partner, helping her or him undress, assisting with stimulation, transferring them to a bed or couch, transporting them to a partner's residence, purchasing condoms, or providing reminders about using birth control” (Block et al, , p. 166; see also Earle, ; Hamilton, ; Kulick & Rydström, ; Mona, ; Shapiro, ; Tepper, ; Willock, ). Several scholars detail how forms of facilitated sex “transgress the cultural view of sex as private and as an autonomous project of the self,” and note that depending on the socio‐legal context, people who assist disabled people with sexual activities may be at risk of legal and social ramifications (Block et al, , p. 166; see also Fritsch, Heynen, Ross, & van der Meulen, ; Kulick & Rydström, ; Mona, ; Shildrick, ).…”
Section: Sexual Expression and Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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