Your Health
This information can help you understand your health as an L G B T I Q A + person with intellectual disability.
There is information about finding good health professionals, safe sex and relationships, giving blood, and more.
The information on this page is for you.
Donating Blood
This is a booklet.
This booklet has information about:
- What happens when you donate blood
- Who can donate blood
- Being L G B T I Q A + and donating blood
The booklet is in easy language.
Staying Safe – Playing Safe
This page has a video is about staying safe when you are talking to people online that you have not met before.
This video was made by Rainbow Rights and Advocacy. They are a self-advocacy group for L G B T I Q A + people with intellectual disability.
The following resource is for allies and is not easy language.
What we want you to know – A letter to health professionals
This is a letter. It has 2 pages.
This letter can help your doctor or other health professionals understand being a L G B T I Q A + person with disability. It was written to help doctors and health professionals understand the difference that they can make in our lives.The letter has different ways that they can respect you and your identities. The letter has information about communication, gender and sexuality, and consent.
Sex is for everyone: for Occupational therapists supporting sexuality for people with intellectual disability
This is a booklet.
This booklet has information for Occupational therapists (sometimes called O Ts).
In this booklet, there is information to help Occupational therapists talk with L G B T I Q A + people with intellectual disability about sexuality and having sex.
There are some tips to help Occupational therapists get ready for a talk, and what they should look and listen for during the talks.
There is also a list of other places to find information about sexuality and sex.
