01362nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001653001600042653001400058653000800072653002400080653001500104100001300119700001300132700001300145700001100158700001600169700001400185245007100199856007100270300001400341490000700355520073200362022001401094 2016 d10aYoung women10aSexuality10aSex10aPhysical disability10aPhotoVoice1 aPayne DA1 aHickey H1 aNelson A1 aRees K1 aBollinger H1 aHartley S00aPhysically disabled women and sexual identity: a PhotoVoice study. uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2016.1230044 a1030-10490 v313 a

The issue of sexuality for young disabled women is not often talked about in society. Our study aimed to explore four young physically disabled women’s experiences and perspectives regarding sexuality and disability. We used PhotoVoice, a participatory action research method which uses photographs, to capture and convey our participants’ concerns. Through their photographs they showed that everyday interactions with others, particularly strangers or meeting people for the first time, were made difficult by how they were always seen as having a disability. Other parts of their identity were not recognised. The change the young women wanted was for people to see them as young women and not just as disabled.

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