Idea: YellowBall - A Dating Site for People with Intellectual Difficulties
Relationships have a positive impact on mental health and the well-being of people in general.
This also goes for people with learning disabilities, and for it to happen their sexuality must be acknowledged. They need support to allow them the opportunity to form and develop relationships, and they should be empowered with the tools they need to consent to sexual relationships. Hopefully, if we get these things right, people with learning disabilities will be able to enjoy forming relationships in a safe environment, and fulfil their need to love and be loved. Youth crime and justice:. Does age matter? The idea of justice in innovation and development — Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Post-Castro Cuba and the cult of personality — Egham, Surrey. Open House Festival — Liverpool, Liverpool. Available editions United Kingdom.
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Love by Shutterstock. Chido Ndadzungira , The Open University. On the lookout. Love by Shutterstock My research explores the views and experiences of women with learning disabilities on sexual relationships and as part of my PhD I gave them a platform to talk openly about this taboo subject. As Monica told me:. When Barbara was asked why she had joined up, she said:. As Georgia, one participant in a study , said:. Protection from abuse People with learning disabilities — both men and women — are vulnerable to sexual abuse and need protection from this. Monica, for example, said:. Dating agencies Special dating agencies can enable people with learning disabilities to find relationships and broaden their social networks.
Holding a candle for someone? Lonely by Shutterstock Stars in the Sky, one of the first to be set up, by two women with learning disabilities, is now unfortunately closing due to financial constraints. Samantha joined the dating agency because, she said:. The Conversation is a non-profit.
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