Posts filed under: sexuality

June 18, 2011
The New York Times
I Had Polio. I Also Have Sex.
I SPOKE at an AIDS conference not long ago, and after the talk, someone asked me how I had contracted H.I.V. “Well,” I replied, “sexually.” Staring at my crutches, which I have used since I got polio as a child, she exclaimed, “But how?”
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Filed Under: disability awareness, education, healthcare, public policy, sexuality

June 7, 2010
Chicago Tribune
An anniversary for Access Living
On the credenza in Marca Bristo's sunny downtown Access Living office are a Barbie doll in a wheelchair, a photograph of one of Bristo's two grown children and awards for her equal rights work on behalf of people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, long-term care, profile, public policy, sexuality

May 6, 2010
Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco)
Agency reaches out to LGBTs with disabilities
People with developmental disabilities who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning are often hidden within the larger LGBT community, and that's something one local organization wants to change.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, sexuality

Jan. 19, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
Young, gifted and disabled
Zarifa Roberson was supposed to be taking a break from studying for the law school admissions exam, clearing her head with a stop at a Barnes & Noble near her home in Philadelphia. Soon enough, the break turned into another project, a project that has now entered a new phase in Baltimore.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, media, profile, sexuality

Sept. 30, 2009
SFGate.com City Brights Blog
Sins Invalid: An unashamed look at sex, beauty and disability
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Filed Under: arts, blog, sexuality, theater

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