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Unless explicitly labeled BSAN-hosted or BSAN-sponsored, these events are offered by independent organizers. A listing does not mean BSAN sponsors, approves, endorses, or has vetted the event, organizer, content, or accessibility. Community reviews reflect contributors’ experiences, not BSAN endorsement.
Organizer pages rechecked October 13, 2026. Contact the organizer to confirm dates, eligibility, costs, and accommodations. A relevant topic does not establish nonvisual accessibility.
Upcoming dates
Select a title for the audience, time zone, cost, access notes, and registration. Dates below follow Pacific time where a conversion is confirmed. The SCDD time zone remains unconfirmed.
- : Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Education Series
- : Pride Connection
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : Leading Successful Speed-Dating Events for People with I/DD
- : Support Healthy Sexuality for LGBTQ+ People with I/DD
- : Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : Pride Connection
- : Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
- : Pride Connection
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
- : Pride Connection
- : AI, Connection, and Companionship
- : Relationships Education
- : Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
- : Pride Connection
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : Gender Identity and Disability
- : Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
- : Pride Connection
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
- : What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
Blind Community events
Gatherings explicitly for blind people and their peer communities. We distinguish who an event is for from whether its leadership is blind.
Community conversation · Independent host
Pride Connection
Host: CNIB
A gathering for blind and partially sighted LGBTQ2S+ adults to share experiences and discuss participant-selected topics, with guest speakers.
Dates and times: October 21, November 18, December 16, 2026; January 20, February 17, March 17, 2027. 3–4 p.m. Pacific / 6–7 p.m. Eastern.
Audience: Blind and partially sighted LGBTQ2S+ adults. Canadian program; U.S. participation not confirmed.
Format: Zoom; joining information follows registration. Cost: Not stated
Access: Specific access features not stated. Register at least one full business day ahead through dayna.fox@cnib.ca or 1-800-563-2642.
Intended for blind and partially sighted participants. Blind-led facilitation has not been confirmed.
Sex and Disability Events
Workshops and learning about sexuality, relationships, identity, and disability. These are broader disability offerings, not identified as Blind Community events. Each listing states whether it is for participants or for parents, educators, providers, and organizations.
Professional training · Independent host
Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
Host: Utah State University, Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice
Free series addressing disability, sexuality, relationship support, consent, and abuse prevention. Primarily professional learning; disabled adults and families are also included.
Dates and times: November 12, December 10, 2026; January 14, February 11, March 11, 2027. Organizer lists 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. MST; confirm daylight-saving interpretation.
Audience: Disabled adults, family members, and professionals.
Format: Zoom; register through iECHO on the official page. Cost: Free
Access: Specific access features not confirmed. Ask projectECHO@usu.edu.
Official information and registration: Disability & Healthy Relationships ECHO
Participant learning · Independent host
Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Education Series
Host: California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Participant learning about relationships, communication, boundaries, consent, online safety, and identity for teenagers and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dates and times: October 13, 2026, 1–2 p.m. Time zone not stated; confirm before registering.
Audience: Teenagers and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Confirm whether newcomers can join this final advertised session.
Format: Online. Registration: Register for the SCDD series on Zoom. This is a registration page, not a meeting join link. Cost: Not stated
Access: Access features and accommodation contact not stated.
Official information and registration: Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Education Series
Professional training · Independent host
What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
Host: Elevatus Training
Introductory workshop on talking about sexuality and relationship boundaries with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Repeated offerings, not a multipart course.
Dates and times: October 29, November 12, December 16, 2026; January 13, February 18, March 23, April 21, May 13, June 15, 2027. Starts noon Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern.
Audience: Parents, educators, and people supporting sexuality learning.
Format: Online; registration links on organizer calendar. Cost: Free
Access: Confirm nonvisual activities and accommodations with the organizer.
Official information and registration: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
Professional training · Independent host
Leading Successful Speed-Dating Events for People with I/DD
Host: Elevatus Training
Training for organizers creating dating opportunities. This is not a participant speed-dating event.
Dates and times: November 4, 2026. Starts noon Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern.
Audience: Event organizers and support professionals.
Format: Online Cost: $45; confirm currency at checkout.
Access: Nonvisual introductions, movement between conversations, and materials not confirmed.
Official information and registration: Leading Successful Speed-Dating Events for People with I/DD
Professional training · Independent host
Break Down the Walls: Support Healthy Sexuality for LGBTQ+ People with I/DD
Host: Elevatus Training
Workshop on LGBTQ+-inclusive sexuality learning, relationships, and advocacy.
Dates and times: November 10, 2026. Starts noon Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern.
Audience: Educators, families, and support providers; check organizer eligibility.
Format: Online Cost: $45; confirm currency at checkout.
Access: Blind-specific content and accessible materials not confirmed.
Professional training · Independent host
AI, Connection, and Companionship
Host: Elevatus Training
Explores AI companionship, its benefits and risks, and supporting human connection.
Dates and times: January 20, 2027. Starts noon Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern.
Audience: People supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Format: Online Cost: $45; confirm currency at checkout.
Access: Specific access arrangements need confirmation.
Official information and registration: AI, Connection, and Companionship
Professional training · Independent host
Relationships Education
Host: SECCA
Practical education about dating, consent, supported decision-making, rejection, and breakups.
Dates and times: January 26, 2027, 5 p.m.–midnight Pacific. January 27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. in Perth, Australia.
Audience: Parents, carers, students, teachers, and health professionals. Maximum three from one organization; international eligibility not confirmed.
Format: Microsoft Teams; joining link emailed the day before. Cost: Paid; confirm current total and currency with organizer.
Access: Nonvisual materials and access arrangements not confirmed. Contact admin@secca.org.au.
Official information and registration: Relationships Education
Professional training · Independent host
Gender Identity and Disability
Host: SECCA
Supporting transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and questioning disabled people, including affirmation, neurodivergence, and gender euphoria.
Dates and times: March 9, 2027, 5 p.m.–midnight Pacific. March 10, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. in Perth, Australia.
Audience: Parents, carers, students, teachers, and health professionals. Maximum three from one organization; international eligibility not confirmed.
Format: Microsoft Teams; joining link emailed the day before. Cost: Paid; confirm current total and currency with organizer.
Access: Nonvisual materials and access arrangements not confirmed. Contact admin@secca.org.au.
Official information and registration: Gender Identity and Disability
Series already started
Professional training · Independent host
Developing a Sexuality Policy that Empowers, Supports, and Protects
Host: Elevatus Training
Two-part workshop for organizations developing sexuality policies.
Series already started: The first session was October 7, 2026. The remaining session date and availability for new participants could not be reconfirmed. Contact the organizer before registering.
Audience: Professionals and organizations.
Format: Online Cost: $95 for both sessions; confirm currency at checkout.
Access: Nonvisual materials and specific accommodations not confirmed.
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