Sexual Citizenship and Disability

<p>What does ‘sexual citizenship’ mean in practice for people with mobility impairments</p><p>who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity?</p><p>The book explores this subject through empirical investigation based on</p><p>case studies conducted in four countries – Sweden England Australia and the</p><p>Netherlands – and develops the abstract notion of ‘sexual citizenship’ to make</p><p>it practically relevant to disabled people professionals in disability services and</p><p>policy-makers.</p><p>Through a cross-national approach it demonstrates the variability of how</p><p>sexual rights are understood and their culturally specific nature. It also shows</p><p>how the personal is indeed political: states’ different policy approaches change</p><p>the outcomes for disabled people in terms of support to explore and express their</p><p>sexualities.</p><p>By proposing a model of sexual facilitation that can be used in policy development</p><p>to better cater to disabled service users’ needs as well as furthering the</p><p>theoretical understanding of sexual rights and sexual citizenship this book will</p><p>be of interest to professionals in disability services and policy-makers as well as</p><p>academics and students working in the following subject areas: Disability Studies</p><p>Sociology Social Policy Sexuality Studies/Sexology Social Work Nursing</p><p>Occupational Therapy and Public Health.</p>