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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Adults with Visual Impairments Report on their Sex Education Experiences
Tiffany A. Wild, Stacy M. Kelly, Mollie V. Blackburn, and Caitlin L. Ryan · 2014 · Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research
A study of 30 adults reflecting on their sex-education experiences and the need for accessible, explicit, blindness-specific instruction.
Not yet rated.
BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
An Exploration of Condom Use Beliefs, Barriers, and Experiences among Blind and Low-vision Adults in the United States
2025 · Sexuality and Disability, volume 43, article 26 · Open-access journal article
A survey of 126 blind and low-vision adults in the United States explores condom-use experiences and barriers involving accessible packaging, information, and education. This is a research study, not a step-by-step condom-use guide.
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Blind perspective · Outside article
Being Black Helped Me Be Blind and Being Blind Helped Me Understand that #BlackLivesMatter
Anil Lewis · Braille Monitor, National Federation of the Blind · July 2020
Anil Lewis connects his experiences as a Black man and a blind man, reflecting on systemic racism, ableism, community, and his responsibility to keep learning and act.
Content note: Discusses racism and references racist violence.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Being Blind Doesn’t Mean I Can’t Enjoy Sex: Parts One and Two
Jayne Harrison · Disability Horizons · Adults 18+
Jayne Harrison’s two-part series on blindness and sexual pleasure. Both parts are linked together.
Not yet rated.
OUTSIDE RESOURCE · BSAN DOT VOTE REVIEW
Blindness and Sexuality
Robin Mandell and Hillary K. Hecht · 2023 · Book chapter
The chapter “Blindness and Sexuality” by Robin Mandell and Hillary K. Hecht appears in Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Human Service Professionals .
Dot Vote. Braille-dot rating: 6 out of 6. 1 rating. Read 1 review
OUTSIDE BOOK · BSAN DOT VOTE REVIEW
C Is for Consent
Eleanor Morrison · Illustrated by Faye Orlove · National Braille Press
A starting point for young children and adults reading together about everyday boundaries and choosing whether to hug or kiss.
Dot Vote. Braille-dot rating: 6 out of 6. 1 rating. Read 1 review
Blind perspective · Outside article
Fateful Intersectionality
Bill Borner (he, him, his) · Braille Monitor, National Federation of the Blind · June 2021
A gay blind man reflects on disclosure, belonging, internalized ableism, and exclusion in blindness rehabilitation, followed by a return to community.
Content note: Discusses homophobia, HIV/AIDS, and exclusion in blindness training.
Not yet rated.
Blind-led audio · Adults 18+
Flipping the Script on Audio Description: Blind Grown & Sexy
Thomas Reid, host and producer · Reid My Mind Radio · September 15, 2021
A blind-led conversation about describing sexual content, pleasure, infantilization, and consent, with Pratik Patel, Bojana Coklyat, Shannon Finnegan, and Danielle Montour.
Content note: Explicit sexual language, sexual scenes, and discussion of adult media. For adults 18 and older.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Flirting and Dating for Teenagers with Blindness or Low Vision
APH ConnectCenter, FamilyConnect · Blind and low-vision teens, families, and educators · Written guide · Free
A parent-facing starting point for talking with blind and low-vision teens about flirting, dating, social cues, and safety. It offers ideas for describing visual behavior, discussing possible responses, and supporting independence.
BSAN note: This is a brief starting point, not a complete guide. Its advice to laugh about an eye condition and put others at ease deserves a blind-led reframe. Blind teens should not have to perform sighted norms to date.
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OUTSIDE PODCAST · BSAN COFOUNDERS AS GUESTS
Hands On Safety: Do You Consent?
Adults and educators · Audio conversation · Free
A BSAN-linked audio conversation with Bobbi Pompey and Laura Millar about consent, safety, and blind community experience.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Health Education for Students With Visual Impairments: A Guidebook for Teachers
American Printing House for the Blind · Teachers and educators · Print guidebook with BRF and HTML files on USB · Paid; see APH for current price
APH’s teacher guidebook explains ways to make health education accessible for students with visual impairments ages 5–21. Its sex-education chapter is one part of a broader health guide. APH says the guidebook is for teachers, not students.
BSAN note: Read Laura Millar’s detailed review and teaching recommendations before using this guide. Read the full BSAN blog review.
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BSAN-CREATED ACTIVITY
Kids corner: choice, description, and changing your mind
BSAN · Shared activities
Three BSAN activities children and trusted adults can try together through conversation and optional tactile exploration.
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BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
Love Is Blind: A Blind Sexologist on Attraction, Flirting, and Consent
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published September 24, 2026.
Laura Millar’s perspective on attraction, flirting, and consent. Listed here as a dating resource and retained in the BSAN Blog.
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Usher community resource · Outside source
On Well-Being: Internalized Ableism
Monica Pruitt, BS; edited by Lisa Rowinski, MA, LLPC · Usher Syndrome Coalition · September 10, 2023
An introduction to absorbing society’s ableist messages, with examples involving accommodation requests, belonging, and pressure to prove disability.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Perkins: Puberty and the teen years with CVI
Young people, families, and educators · Written guide · Free
Information about puberty and adolescence for young people with cortical visual impairment and the adults who support them.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Perkins: Teaching sexuality to blind students
Educators and families · Written guide · Free
A practical starting point for educators who need to teach sexuality explicitly and nonvisually to students who are blind or have low vision.
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BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
Pride Never Ends: Building Inclusive Education for Blind and Queer Youth
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published June 30, 2025.
Laura Millar’s writing on inclusive education for blind and queer youth. For educators, families, and advocates; also retained in the BSAN Blog.
Not yet rated.
OUTSIDE RESOURCE · BSAN DOT VOTE REVIEW
Relationships and Sexuality Education for Students with Vision Impairment: A Handbook for Educators
Educators teaching blind and low-vision students · PDF and Word · Free · 2021
By Claire Pardo and Hei Wah (Natalie) Chan, developed with the Statewide Vision Resource Centre. A free guide for educators teaching blind and low-vision students, covering accessible teaching, consent, relationships, puberty, and sexual health.
Dot Vote. Braille-dot rating: 5.5 out of 6. 1 rating. Read 1 review
BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Sex Education Instruction for Students Who are Visually Impaired: Recommendations to Guide Practitioners
Gaylen Kapperman and Stacy M. Kelly · 2013 · Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
A practitioner-focused article on sex-education instruction for students who are blind or have low vision.
Not yet rated.
BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Sexual Health Education and Research: A Community-Centered Approach Driven by the Blind
Mika Baugh · National Federation of the Blind · Audio, transcript, and video
A presentation on community-centered sexual-health education and research led by blind people. For blind adults, educators, researchers, and community organizers exploring access to sexuality education.
Not yet rated.
BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
Sexual Health Through the Expanded Core Curriculum: A Framework for Future Educators
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published October 13, 2025.
A framework for educators connecting sexual health with the Expanded Core Curriculum. BSAN-authored writing, also available from the blog.
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BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
Stop Touching Blind People
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published July 27, 2026.
Laura Millar’s writing on unwanted touch and blind people’s bodily autonomy. BSAN-authored writing, also retained in the blog.
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BLINDNESS-FOCUSED · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Teachers’ of Students with Visual Impairments Experiences Teaching and Facilitating Sexual Health Education
Mika Baugh · 2025 · American Journal of Sexuality Education · Journal article
Research on teachers’ experiences teaching and facilitating sexual-health education for students who are blind or have low vision. For educators, families, and researchers considering access to sexuality education.
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Blind perspective · Outside article
The Need for Consent When Participating in Orientation and Mobility and Other Structured Discovery Adventures
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders · Braille Monitor, National Federation of the Blind · June 2021
Laura draws on her own orientation and mobility training to explain informed consent, clear expectations, touch, and a learner’s ability to stop an activity.
Not yet rated.
BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
The Price of Silence: Why Blind and LGBTQ Advocacy Must Stand Together
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published October 1, 2025.
Laura Millar’s writing on solidarity between blind and LGBTQ+ advocacy. This blindness-specific article is also retained in the BSAN Blog.
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COMMUNITY ARTICLE · CAITLIN HERNANDEZ, HOSTED BY CONNOR SCOTT-GARDNER
Top Ten Things Sighted People Never Tell Us About Kissing
Adults and older teens · Blind perspective · Written article · Free
Written by Caitlin Hernandez and hosted by Connor Scott-Gardner on Catch These Words. It shares personal experience of kissing, communication, and the details visual explanations often leave out.
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DEAFBLIND AUTHOR · OUTSIDE BOOK
Dear Blind Lady: Disability Advice You Didn’t Know You Needed
Elsa Sjunneson · Sasquatch Books · October 6, 2026
Adults, families, and allies · Paperback and ebook · Paid
A Deafblind author’s practical advice about dating, relationships, unwanted help, boundaries, and responding to ableism. Includes scripts for everyday conversations.
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OUTSIDE BOOK · BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC
Dating in the Digital Age
Kim Loftis · National Braille Press
Blind adults · Braille, BRF, DAISY and Word downloads · Paid
A practical introduction to online dating for blind adults, including profiles, talking about blindness, meeting people and personal safety.
Platform instructions reflect an older edition; check current apps and websites.
Not yet rated.
OUTSIDE BOOK · DEAFBLIND VOICE
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism
Elsa Sjunneson · Tiller Press
Adults, families and providers · Print, ebook and audiobook · Paid
A DeafBlind author’s memoir and cultural criticism exploring ableism, identity and disability representation, including romance. A companion for thinking about autonomy and belonging, rather than a sex-education handbook.
Not yet rated.
OUTSIDE BOOK · BRAILLE EDITION
It’s Perfectly Normal, 2021 edition
Robie H. Harris; illustrated by Michael Emberley · Braille edition from National Braille Press
Ages 10 and up, families and educators · Braille with four tactile illustrations · Paid
A straightforward book about changing bodies, puberty, reproduction, consent, masturbation, contraception, gender and LGBTQIA+ identities. This Braille edition includes tactile illustrations to support nonvisual learning.
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Disabled lived experience · Outside source
Access Intimacy: The Missing Link
Mia Mingus · Leaving Evidence · May 5, 2011
Mia Mingus names the connection that can emerge when access needs are understood and welcomed.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
AMAZE for parents
Family conversation resources
Videos and conversation resources for adults supporting young people. Preview a video and its nonvisual information before sharing.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
American Sexual Health Association: Talking about sex
Free written article
Conversation tips for discussing boundaries, pleasure, contraception, and STI testing with a partner.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Bedsider: Birth control options
Free text and interactive tools · U.S. service information
Explore birth control methods and prepare questions for a health care provider. From Power to Decide.
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OUTSIDE RESOURCE · BSAN DOT VOTE REVIEW
Consent Academy: resources and learning
Adults, young people, and educators · Written learning resources · Free
Consent-focused learning resources about communication, boundaries, and relationships.
Dot Vote. Braille-dot rating: 6 out of 6. 1 rating. Read 1 review
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Did I Say That Was OK With Me? Understanding Consent and Boundaries
By Sarah Meyer, originally published by the Disability Justice and Violence Prevention Resource Hub.
An article about understanding and honoring personal boundaries, catalogued as an outside resource with its original author and publisher credited.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
love is respect: Setting boundaries
Teens and young adults · Written guide · Free
Relationship-boundary guidance with concrete examples of communicating needs and limits.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Planned Parenthood: All About Consent
Teens and adults · Written guide · Free
A plain-language overview of consent for sexual activity and relationships.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Planned Parenthood: For Teens
Teens · Articles and videos
Explore puberty, bodies, relationships, contraception, STIs, gender, and sexual orientation.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Planned Parenthood: Sex and pleasure
Free written information
Explore desire, pleasure, arousal, orgasm, and communicating with a partner.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
RAINN: Consent 101
Adults, young people, and educators · Written guide · Free
An introduction to consent, respect, boundaries, and trust from RAINN.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Rooted in Rights: Consent and Kids with Disabilities
Families and educators · Disability-focused article · Free
A disability-focused resource for teaching children about consent, body autonomy, and safety.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Scarleteen: Sexuality and relationships
Teens and young adults · Articles and advice · Free
Sex-positive, LGBTQ+-affirming articles about bodies, relationships, consent, and sexuality. It also hosts Robin Mandell’s disability writing.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Sex, Etc.: Dating with a disability or chronic illness
Teens and young adults · Written article · Free
A young-person-focused article about dating with disability or chronic illness.
Not yet rated.
DISABILITY JUSTICE FRAMEWORK · OUTSIDE SOURCE
Sins Invalid: 10 Principles of Disability Justice
Adults, educators, and organizers · Written statement · Free
A foundational disability-justice framework that can inform sexuality education, access, consent, care, and community practice.
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CROSS-DISABILITY OR GENERAL · OUTSIDE SOURCE
The Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Resource Center
LGBTQ+ young people and supporters · Information and support · Free
LGBTQ+-affirming resources and support information for young people and the adults who care about them.
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BSAN COFOUNDER WRITING
Why Consent Is So Radical: Childism, Power, and Everyday Autonomy
Written by Laura Millar, one of BSAN’s cofounders. Originally published February 8, 2026.
Laura Millar’s discussion of childism, power, and everyday autonomy. A resource for reflecting on consent beyond a single lesson.
Not yet rated.
Disability justice framework · Outside source
Working Definition of Ableism (English & ASL)
Talila A. Lewis, developed in community · January 2022 update, with 2025 notes
A living definition that connects judgments about bodies and minds with wider systems of power and exclusion.
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DISABLED LIVED EXPERIENCE · OUTSIDE ARTICLE
Body and Sexuality Disconnects with Disability
Robin Mandell · Scarleteen · Originally published December 4, 2013; updated December 16, 2023
Older teens, adults, therapists, and educators · Written advice article · Free
Supportive advice about body shame, desire, feeling excluded from dating, and building a relationship with your own sexuality. Addresses disability broadly rather than blindness specifically.
Not yet rated.
CROSS-DISABILITY LIVED EXPERIENCE · OUTSIDE BOOK
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
Edited by Alice Wong · Vintage · April 30, 2024
Adults, partners, therapists, and community members · Paperback, ebook, and audiobook · Paid
Disabled people’s first-person writing about intimacy, relationships, care, friendship, and access. Broadens intimacy beyond intercourse and romantic partnerships.
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CROSS-DISABILITY CONVERSATION · OUTSIDE PODCAST
Disability Visibility Podcast, Episode 39: Sex Education
Disability Visibility Project · Host Alice Wong; guests Julia Bascom and Robin Wilson-Beattie · December 3, 2018
Disabled adults, parents, educators, and providers · Audio with Google Doc and PDF transcripts · Free
A conversation about inclusive sex education, bodily autonomy, pleasure, and disabled people’s right to sexual expression. Addresses disability broadly.
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DISABILITY JUSTICE · OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
AASECT Sexuality Disability Justice Special Interest Group
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
Therapists, counselors, sexuality educators, and other professionals · Public information webpage; member-oriented professional group · Check participation requirements and costs
A professional learning and networking group centering disabled people’s experiences and accessibility in sexuality education, counseling, and therapy. Its aims include disability justice, intersectionality, and continuing education. This is a professional network, not a therapist referral directory.
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OUTSIDE BOOK · CROSS-DISABILITY
The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability
Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette · Cleis Press
Adults and partners · Paperback and ebook · Paid
An inclusive guide to communication, sexual self-image, pleasure and adapting sexual activities around different bodies and access needs. It includes visual impairment within its broader disability focus.
Published in 2007. Its communication and adaptation ideas can complement newer sexual-health information.
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OUTSIDE BOOK · PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE
Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Human Service Professionals
Edited by Shanna Katz Kattari · Routledge
Educators, therapists, researchers and service providers · Print and ebook · Paid
An intersectional collection for disability-affirming practice, covering sexuality education, therapy, LGBTQ+ experiences and other aspects of sexual autonomy. Includes “Blindness and Sexuality,” by Robin Mandell and Hillary K. Hecht.
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