Students at a Birmingham university are doing a project inspired by Disability History Month.
The project, titled "Let's Talk About Sex" is designed to tackle topics that are deemed "difficult" by society. Influenced by Enhance the UK's work 'Undressing Disability', this brief intends to "prompt discussions around key areas of disability, sex and relationships."
The Visual Media Communications lecturer who created the brief, Geraldine Marshall, says, "I think it is very important to engage our students with the design challenges that may be challenging or taboo."
Sex and sexuality regarding disabled people are often underrepresented and ignored, and the university's project was designed to encourage people to "normalise conversations around sex, sexuality, and relationships".
Geraldine said "being inclusive in design makes [the students better designers, makes better environments."
Many disabled people have said erasure from these conversations and experiences makes them feel unlovable. Disability History Month, paired with individual projects like BCU's design campaign, attempts to remove these negative feelings around sex in disabled communities.
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