Disability + Intimacy:
How Disability affects dating, kink, & consent.
For this 34th edition of the Consent Dojo, Midori is joined by Margaret Andersen, a disabled designer, tech journalist, and co-founder of TouchBot to discuss how disability affects dating, kink, and consent.
As of 2023, up to 1 in 4 adults in the United States have some type of disability.[1]
Disability is a diverse experience and can be acquired at any point in our lives. As such, how we experience pleasure may shift, as well as our awareness of how ableism impacts our relationships with others and with ourselves.
Explore topics such as…
How ableism impacts dating and consent for people with disabilities.
What Disability Justice can teach us about sex and disability, and unlearning internalized ableism.
How BDSM can empower people with disabilities.
Creative ways to customize solo and partnered play to make it more accessible.
How to talk to your partner about your, or their, disabilities in a way that builds intimacy.
Bring your curiosity and questions for Q + A after the conversation!
Margaret Andersen is a disabled designer, tech journalist, and co-founder of TouchBot, an inclusive sexual wellness and body care brand. TouchBot specializes in 3D printed and hand-poured tools that make pleasure and personal care more accessible.
Her sexual wellness brand that 3D prints accessible toys and tools for diverse bodies and abilities.
Consent Dojo is an ongoing project created by Midori where she sits down with a special guest to discuss different aspects of consent, how communication can affect and enhance our relationships, and how consent transcends the interpersonal world and builds more resilient communities and organizations.