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‘What can we do for them?’
A poster of the movie 'Accsex', with a yellow background and white doodles on it. The names of the director and the cast is printed in dark letter towards the bottom.
‘What can we do for them?’

‘How can she claim to be deaf if she doesn’t use sign language?’ ‘I’m glad this film has articulated the…
By Shweta Ghosh
August 1, 2014
‘What can we do for them?’
यौनिकता शिक्षा एवं विकलांगता
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Black and white picture of a young boy in a white shirt facing an older woman dressed in black. They have their palms pulled together as if they are clapping. Screen reader support enabled. Black and white picture of a young boy in a white shirt facing an older woman dressed in black. They have their palms pulled together as if they are clapping.
यौनिकता शिक्षा एवं विकलांगता

[संपादक की ओर से – प्राची श्रीवास्तव, एक मनोवैज्ञानिक, सामाजिक कौशल प्रशिक्षक और व्यवहार प्रबंधन सलाहकार हैं। स्टापू की स्थापना करने…
By Prachi Srivastava
August 1, 2014
यौनिकता शिक्षा एवं विकलांगता
When Sunaura Taylor and Judith Butler Go For a Walk
When Sunaura Taylor and Judith Butler Go For a Walk
August 1, 2014
When Sunaura Taylor and Judith Butler Go For a Walk
Unraveling the Myth: People with Disabilities Do It Too
Unraveling the Myth: People with Disabilities Do It Too

‘People say, someone who has a disability should not indulge in sex,’ Inocente, a blind man in his 40s, told…
By Shantha Rau Barriga
August 1, 2014
Unraveling the Myth: People with Disabilities Do It Too
The Editorial: Disability and Sexuality
On a yellow background, the text "Disabled and Sexual. Deal With It." is written inside a red rectangular box.
The Editorial: Disability and Sexuality

What can persons with disability do and not do? Can they have sex? Should they have sex? However well-intentioned they…
By TARSHI
August 1, 2014
The Editorial: Disability and Sexuality
Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead
A picture of scales against a white background
Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead

Motherhood is hallowed concept in Indian society – folklore and stories of branding women who do not bear a child…
By Shampa Sengupta
August 1, 2014
Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)
A picture of disability rights activist Malini Chib sitting on a wheelchair. She is has black shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses. Her top is white with black stripes and her trousers are black. The text beside her reads 'One Little Finger, Malini Chib'
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)

If a woman likes a man, she seduces him with her charm, wit and humour. This, I have seen, works….
By Malini Chib
August 1, 2014
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)
Reviews: TARSHI Talks
Against a white background, the red-and-black text reads, "Tarshi talks about sexuality and relationships"
Reviews: TARSHI Talks

All clear…. no hush hush TARSHI Talks on ‘sexuality and relationships’ is such a welcome sea of information about sexes,…
By Shalini Khanna
August 1, 2014
Reviews: TARSHI Talks
Review: Scarlet Road
Review: Scarlet Road
August 1, 2014
Review: Scarlet Road
Providing sexual services to clients with disability
A woman dressed in a black and red dress and holding up a big red umbrella is looking behind. She has long blonde hair and a smile on her face.
Providing sexual services to clients with disability

I’ve been a sex worker for over 20 years. I’m a migrant sex worker based in Sydney, Australia but have…
By Rachel Wotton
August 1, 2014
Providing sexual services to clients with disability
Lives of Sex Workers living with disabilities from VAMP
Photo of a woman in a light blue salary standing leaning against a wall in what looks like arun-down neighbourhood. The text over the image reads: "Shanta Kamble was a sex worker for 15 years. She lives in Uttamnagar, Miraj, a town in southern Maharashtra. As a young girl with polio, Shanta ran away from home."
Lives of Sex Workers living with disabilities from VAMP

Following are some short clips made by Point of View, Mumbai  in collaboration with SANGRAM, Sangli about the lives of sex workers living…
By Point of View
August 1, 2014
Lives of Sex Workers living with disabilities from VAMP
Interview: Ruth Gould
A picture of Ruth Gould, the artistic director of DaDa fest. She has long hair and is wearing silver earrings.
Interview: Ruth Gould

Ruth Gould is the Artistic Director of DaDaFest. She is trained in performance arts, speech and drama from Liverpool Theatre…
By TARSHI Team
August 1, 2014
Interview: Ruth Gould
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 A black and white phioto of a woman looking straight into the camera. She has short hair, and has piercings over her eyebrows and below her lower lip. She is wearing kohl and has a tattoo on her arm. Screen reader support enabled. A black and white phioto of a woman looking straight into the camera. She has short hair, and has piercings over her eyebrows and below her lower lip. She is wearing kohl and has a tattoo on her arm.
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!

The Union Budget, 2014 presented by the newly elected government a few weeks ago includes various provisions for disabled persons…
By Rupsa Mallik
August 1, 2014
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
Against a black background, there are small white and red stick figures showing various sex positions wheelchair-bound people can practice
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
By Sexuality and Disability Website
August 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink. Screen reader support enabled. Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink.
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition

In the first week of July, I travelled together with my partner (commonly known as ‘the DisObedient PA (DOPA)’ amongst…
By Janet Price
August 1, 2014
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition