'My great hope in life is to have a house, a family and a daughter' : relationships and sexuality in intellectually disabled people
By: Rojas, Susana.
Contributor(s): Haya, Ignacio | Lazaro-Visa, Susana.
Series: British Journal of Learning Disabilities 44 (1) March 2016: 56-62. 2016Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | RELATIONSHIPS | SEXUALITY | PARENTING | PERSONAL NARRATIVES | HUMAN RIGHTS | CITIZENSHIP | SPAINOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Through the personal narratives of 16 intellectually disabled people, this paper explores some of their ideas and demands about sexuality and their sexual lives. Most of the people interviewed expressed their desire to have a partner and to live as a couple. There is no doubt that many intellectually disabled people have greater control over their lives and the decisions that affect them, but as they tell us, the presence of old ideas can hinder them from securing their fundamental rights.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Through the personal narratives of 16 intellectually disabled people, this paper explores some of their ideas and demands about sexuality and their sexual lives. Most of the people interviewed expressed their desire to have a partner and to live as a couple. There is no doubt that many intellectually disabled people have greater control over their lives and the decisions that affect them, but as they tell us, the presence of old ideas can hinder them from securing their fundamental rights.
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