What does ‘sexual citizenship’ mean in practice for people with mobility impairments


who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity?


The book explores this subject through empirical investigation based on


case studies conducted in four countries – Sweden, England, Australia and the


Netherlands – and develops the abstract notion of ‘sexual citizenship’ to make


it practically relevant to disabled people, professionals in disability services and


policy-makers.


Through a cross-national approach, it demonstrates the variability of how


sexual rights are understood and their culturally specific nature. It also shows


how the personal is indeed political: states’ different policy approaches change


the outcomes for disabled people in terms of support to explore and express their


sexualities.


By proposing a model of sexual facilitation that can be used in policy development,


to better cater to disabled service users’ needs as well as furthering the


theoretical understanding of sexual rights and sexual citizenship, this book will


be of interest to professionals in disability services and policy-makers as well as


academics and students working in the following subject areas: Disability Studies,


Sociology, Social Policy, Sexuality Studies/Sexology, Social Work, Nursing,


Occupational Therapy and Public Health.