Sex Act – (Assistive Communication Technology)

Some of you may be familiar with the Naidex exhibition that takes place annually in Birmingham. We like going there to see the latest innovations and equipment available in the marketplace. On one of our visits we happened across the very friendly company, Possum technologies  – they provide a range of assistance and automated products, but the one…

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The Alternative Bedroom Tax…On Sex (But Only If You’re Disabled)

SWADDorset.org- Dotti Colvin Carer on the edge #1 Cartoon of lady and man in bed, Speech bubble from man, saying Don't let go I.m gonna fall. Caption states. From his narrow sleeping sapce beside Joanne's pressure relieving mattress designed for one, Chris had mixed feelings about her use of his grab handle. Lady is stopping man falling from bed by holding onto his genitals..

Recently government guidance banned close contact indoors between two or more people from different households, due to Coronavirus. Some interesting headlines followed, along the lines of “British Bonking Ban” and “UK Sex Ban”. The general population were outraged at this interference in their private sexual lives, and didn’t like being told “no” regarding this pleasurable…

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Rolling Into A Dream Visit To A Sexual Health Clinic

Sexual Health Sign on wall

My carers arrived on time this morning. I’m feeling fresh as a daisy and ready for close encounters of the genital kind. Childcare for my two children is in place. I’ve carved out a couple of hours free from my mum, who is also my carer. She is fantastic support, but like any able-bodied person,…

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Disability, Sex – Rolling Onwards & Upwards!

SWADDorset.org photo of Mike & Lorraine taken at the Night of the Senses

Welcome to our first blog! If you’re interested in sex, disability, intimacy; maybe even all three – then we may share some quality time over the coming months. The aim is to have some good, clean, dirty fun. You yourself may be disabled or have a long-term health condition. Perhaps you are a partner carer…

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Sex, Relationships & Asperger’s

SWADDorset.org Autism, It's not a processing error, it's a different operating system

  It never fails to amaze me that every individual’s presentation of an autism spectrum condition (ASC) is different from one another – yet some of the challenges they face are very much a common experience. As an example, take myself and my partner Mike, both Aspies. As teenagers, I was quite the flirt and…

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