We talk to two able-bodied individuals who are attracted to people with disabilities.  Some of the individuals have referred to themselves as  “devotees”.  Not everybody likes this term but there is a community that uses the term to find support for their sexuality as well as a way to find disabled people who might be interested.

We feature interviews with Sarah Mae from Canada as well as “James” from the U.K, who talk about their attraction to those with disabilities. We also talk to a man with disabilities in his mid-20s’ about his experience with dating and his thoughts on the devotee community.

This episode of Pushing Limits is produced and the interviews were done by Jacob Lesner -Buxton.  It’s voiced and edited by Denny Daughters.

Emergency Preparedness and Resiliency Survey for Alameda County

The Center for Independent Living’s Emergency Preparedness and Resilience Program Team is collaborating with the World Institute on Disability (WID) to survey people with disabilities in Alameda County. The intention of this survey is to understand people with disabilities’ emergency preparedness, their experiences during emergencies and disasters, and what county or community resources they access, or expect to access. We want to learn what’s working, and what isn’t working. Our goal is to better understand the experiences, needs, and challenges of people with disabilities and how county and community resources can better respond to them.

The survey asks specific and intentional questions carefully crafted by our team. We feel these are the best questions to ask community members in order to achieve our goals outlined above. However, we understand that this survey might not leave room for your entire perspective and all of its nuances. We will be holding a series of focus groups and community listening sessions in the near future, which you will have the opportunity to sign up for at the end of this survey. We estimate the survey may take you 5-15 minutes to complete. Thank you so much in advance for your time and input into this important future community resource! Please circulate this survey far and wide among your family, friends, networks, and communities you are a part of.

Click here to access the survey!

Photo credit: The Disabled And Here collection is a disability-led effort to provide free and inclusive stock photos shot from our own perspective, featuring disabled BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) across the Pacific Northwest.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Disabled_BIPOC_taking_a_selfie.jpg

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