 same sentence. As a result more than 50% of disabled people do not have any form of a regular sex life. People with physical or intellectual disabilities in today’s society are often regarded as non-sexual adults. Sex is very much associated with mental and physical attractiveness, and when it is not, is often seen as “improper”. Furthermore, if sex and disability are even discussed, it is very much in terms of capacity, technique, and fertility. For example individuals worry about fertility, pregnancy issues or societal views. Opportunities for sexual exploration among people with disabilities, particularly the less capable, are very limited. There is often a lack of privacy and they are much more likely to receive a negative reaction from a staff if discovered. Among the major systemic barriers to healthy sexual expression among both the physically and developmentally disabled is a lack of privacy. Depending on others, such as family members or direct care, for care daily activities can also seriously restrict a person’s opportunities
For people with disabilities being supported by services in a residential setting, it is not person centered planning that matters as much as person centered thinking. If people with disabilities who use services are to have positive control over their lives, if they are to have self directed lives within their own communities then those who are around the person, especially those who do the day to day work need to have person centered thinking skills. Only a small percentage of people need to know how to write good person centered plans, but everyone involved needs to have good skills in person centered thinking.