Sex & Intimacy Resources

Kiss and Ride ATL

• An inclusive sex and intimacy item store in Little Five Points in Atlanta.
• Private shopping hours for individuals or partners.
• Physically accessible for wheelchair.
• Instagram

TouchBot Tech

• Disability owned and led 3D printed sex and intimacy devices.
• Owner conducts consultations with individuals, partners, and clinicians to strategize and discuss products. Calendly link on website.
• Owner is willing to adapt and create individualized items for patients.

Sportsheets

• Online store for sex and intimacy items.

MyPleasure

• Online store for sex and intimacy items with emphasis on disability inclusivity.

• Toronto Rehab Sex Positions Post-Stroke (PDF)
• 7 Sex Positions for People with Disabilities
• Sex Positions Post Stroke

Institute for Sex, Intimacy, and Occupational Therapy

• Sex and Intimacy OT website
• Blog with topics like putting on adaptive bra

OT After Dark

• Podcast by two occupational therapists discussing different relevant topics to individuals with disability and sex and intimacy.
• Podcast on Spotify | Resources | Instagram

AASECT: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

• Referral directory
• List of sex therapists by state and city. Does not allow filter by experience with brain injury.

Bang!: Masturbation for People of All Genders and Abilities

• Written by an individual who uses a power wheelchair.
• Discusses masturbation in general, but also includes advice for how to masturbate as a wheelchair user.

A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability

• Graphic novel that covers diverse topics such as myths about sex and disability, possible interventions, Interabled relationships, etc.
• Author is a queer male with paraplegia.

Disability Visibility

• Compilation of diverse experiences of individuals with disabilities.
• Some give examples of disability experiences with sex and intimacy.

In Sickness and in Health: Love, Disability, and a Quest to Understand the Perils and Pleasures of Interabled Romance

• Compilation of stories of couples where one person has a disability, and one person is able bodied.
• Written by a disabled man with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness

• A guide for creating a sex life that works for you written by three authors: a medical doctor, a sex educator, and a disability advocate.

Sexual Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury and Ways to Deal With It

• Focuses on social and intimacy skills that relate to sexuality.

Enabling Romance: A Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships for the Disabled (and the People Who Care About Them)

• A comprehensive guide for those living with disabilities.
• Addresses social and romantic aspects of sexuality as well as dating, independent living, and friendship.

Sexuality and the Person With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Families

• A guide for families of individuals with TBI.

Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk About Life & Physical Disabilities

• A guide specific to sexuality of teenagers with physical disabilities.

Sex and sexuality factsheet (PDF) | Headway: The Brain Injury Association

• Discusses anatomy and how sex is impacted after brain injury.
• Discusses partner impact, tips for coping, and potential medical treatment.

Sexuality after traumatic brain injury | Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)

• Discusses how brain injury impacts sex and what can be done to help.

Brain injury and sexual issues | Better Health Channel

• Discusses changes after a TBI, resuming having sex, inappropriate behavior, and overcoming sexual challenges.

Intimacy after stroke | American Stroke Association

• Discusses the effects of stroke on communication, emotions, and the physical body and how it can impact intimacy.

Sexual difficulties after traumatic brain injury and ways to deal with it | BrainLine