A new peer-reviewed publication shares young disabled people’s insights on how social workers can support sexual well-being through sex-positive and disability-affirming practice. The infographic summarizes key recommendations.
Sexual well-being has too often been overlooked or framed through ableist assumptions that limit disabled people’s autonomy, identities, relationships, and access to care. This study challenges those assumptions by centering the experiences of disabled young people (ages 17–24) who reflected on what supported and what constrained their sexual well-being when working with social workers.
These insights ask social workers, educators, and service providers to rethink how sexual well-being is discussed and supported in practice, policy, and education.
Downloadable PDF infographic available for teaching, training, and community use.