Healthy Sexuality: Attitudes, Systems, and Policies.

Hingsburger, Dave; Tough, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ650485

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Healthy Sexuality: Attitudes, Systems, and Policies.

Hingsburger, Dave; Tough, Susan

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v27 n1 p8-17 Spr 2002

This article discusses attributes of healthy human service systems and the importance of strong sexual self-advocacy by people with disabilities. It outlines how negative attitudes can have traumatizing effects on people with disabilities and argues that by developing positive attitudes a new era of healthy sexual development can begin. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Delivery Systems, Disability Discrimination, Health Promotion, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Retardation, Self Advocacy, Sex Education, Sexuality

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Series: Issues of Sexuality for People with Developmental Disabilities.