A handicapped woman, disabled from a serious illness at birth, talks about living in a world without touch. She does not know what it is like to touch another human being.

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This program challenges the preconception that being physically disabled necessarily means a lack of desire for physical intimacy. Through candid interviews with people who have substantial physical disabilities, the video expresses their needs as human beings, examines constraints placed upon them by their conditions as well as by the medical and residential facilities that serve them, and spotlights high-minded organizations prepared to assist them in having loving experiences. 

Disability and Sexuality: Exploring the Intimacy Option

Films Media Group. (2010). Disability and sexuality: Exploring the intimacy option. New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group. Retrieved April 9, 2022, from https://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=17303

A man with congenital deformities was married and had two children. After his divorce, he met Marie, who explains how she changed from being judgmental to being loving.

Open to Love (01:53)

After coming to know a handicapped man better, a woman discovers that she often forgets he has handicaps.

Love Is Blind (00:59)

A disabled man explains his love for a woman. He does not know why she loves him and stays with him. Both people in this couple are devoted to one another.

Devoted Couple (01:03)

World Without Touch (01:04)

A woman confined to a wheelchair does not see herself in a long-term relationship with a man also in a wheelchair.

What Kind of Partner for Handicapped Woman? (01:48)

A woman with a neuromuscular disorder fell in love with a young man whom she has been with for 2 years now. At first, she wondered how the relationship could possibly work for the two of them--and her disorders.

Complications of Handicaps (01:10)

A couple gets a reprieve when helpers come to work with and assist a disabled woman. These helpers take the pressure off the partner and give them both a chance to do normal things.

Need for Normalcy in Couple's Relationship (01:08)

A couple has faith that things will work out for them sexually. They finally find a way to make it work. They describe their "learning curve" and ultimate success as sexual partners.

Learning Curve for Sex (01:16)

Farid and Julie are both severely handicapped. Deeply in love, they were separated for 6 years because no care facility would take them both.

Handicapped Couple in Love (01:14)

Confined to wheelchairs in an institution, Farid and Julie live in separate rooms. They would like to become intimate to see what it would be like.

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