Radiant Living Blog

“Am I choosing my dreams, rather than buying into sexual ableism?” Ask yourself this if you’re not having success in dating with a disability.

You may not like that question and even be a little offended by it.

But sometimes those harder questions and more specifically, the...

People on social media and the Confidently Dating with Disability Facebook group say frequently how hard dating with a disability can be.

There’s no sugarcoating it. Sexual ableism is alive and well with judgments, fear, narrow-mindedness, and archaic beliefs about disabilities.

When...

“So how are you doing with me having a disability?” I asked my date this bold question after we ordered dessert. I have never been this bold. In this dating moment, I knew that if I didn’t ask it, sexual ableism would seize the moment and I would probably never see him again.

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Looking at the issue of ongoing ableism in our culture as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, where does sexual ableism work into the discussion?

Sexual ableism is a system of beliefs that discriminate against people with disabilities in dating, intimacy, and...