Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Development of a Regional Association to Address the Sexuality Needs of Individuals with Disabilities

  • Published:
Sexuality and Disability Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This article describes the development of a regional Association to address the needs for sexuality related staff training, and consumer and family education. The Association completed several initial steps including generating a philosophy statement and a statement of basic rights; conducting a needs identification and offering training for professionals and families. Further steps followed from the concerns of providers regarding the availability of appropriate educational resources. The Association collected information about available resources and developed and piloted a tool to evaluate these curricula. This article will also discuss the Associations's recommendations for future expansion of networking activities.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. Kupper L.: Comprehensive Sexuality Education For Children and Youth With Disabilities. SEICUS Report, April/May 1995 3

  2. Walker-Hirsch, L.: Special Education Meets Sexuality Education: A Teacher's Perspective, SIECUS Report, April/May 1995: 9

  3. National Guidelines Task Force: Guidelines For Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Sex Information and Council of the U.S., 1991: 5

  4. New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (1987) Part 633 of Title 14, Albany, NY

  5. Yohalem, L.: Why Do People With Mental Retardation Need Sexuality Education? SIECUS Report Volume 23, No. 4: 14–16

  6. Kantor, L.: Scared Chaste: Fear-Based Educational Curricula, SIECUS Report Volume 21, No. 12, December 1992/January 1993: 1–15

    Google Scholar 

  7. Yarber, W.: Performance Standards For The Evaluation and Development of School HIV/AIDS Education Curricula for Adolescents: SIECUS report August/September 1989, 18–26

  8. Baum, R.: Disabilities and Sexuality: Bullough, V. and Bullough B.: Human Sexuality An Encyclopedia Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994 168–173

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Elmwood Health Center, United Cerebral Palsy Association of Western New York and People Inc., Buffalo, New York

    Susan Maus Caruso

  2. SUNY College of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

    R. Bruce Baum

  3. Heritage Centers, Buffalo, New York

    Dana Hopkins

  4. People Inc., Buffalo, New York

    Marie Lauer

  5. United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County, Buffalo, New York

    Shari Russell

  6. Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Inc., Niagara Falls, New York

    Elaine Meranto

  7. Genesee County, NYSARC, Batavia, New York

    Kim Stisser

Authors
  1. Susan Maus Caruso
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. Bruce Baum
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Dana Hopkins
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Marie Lauer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Shari Russell
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Elaine Meranto
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Kim Stisser
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Caruso, S.M., Baum, R.B., Hopkins, D. et al. The Development of a Regional Association to Address the Sexuality Needs of Individuals with Disabilities. Sexuality and Disability 15, 285–291 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024725515740

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024725515740

Search

Navigation