Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities | |
| Creator | Peta, Christine | |
| Description | In 2016, the World Health Organization, through the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology Initiative, issued the Priority Assistive Products List which is meant to be a guide to member states of the 50 assistive products needed for a basic health care and/or social welfare system; it is also a model from which nations can develop their national priority assistive products lists. The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Priority Assistive Products List on the grounds that it makes no distinct mention of sexual assistive devices, yet research has indicated that sexuality is an area of great concern for persons with disabilities. In any case, sexuality forms a core part of being human, and it impacts on both the physical and mental well-being of all human beings. I conclude in part that, in its present format, the list perpetuates the myth that persons with disabilities are asexual beings who are innocent of sexual thoughts, feelings and experiences. The list also propagates the stereotype that sexuality is a sacred, private, bedroom matter that should be kept out of the public domain, to the detriment of the health and well-being of persons with disabilities. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-07-16 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v7i0.474 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 7 (2018); 3 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/474/841
https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/474/840
https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/474/842
https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/474/835
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