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University of Ruhuna ISSN: 2706-0063
Matara, Sri Lanka

They found that sexual curiosity is common to all individuals, with sexual

stimulation occurring throughout the life span, hormone changes, attraction to
the opposite sex, etc. Rule 9.2 of the UN Standard Rules on the Equalization

of Persons with Disabilities argues that disabled people have the right to

"experience sexuality, have sexual relationships, and access information in
accessible form on the sexual functioning of their bodies." (UN, 2006)

The focus on issues related to stigma and gender discrimination elicited the
following response:

"Students with disabilities indicated that love, sex, and parenting were a no-

go zone, including taboo." (Research Data, 2022)

This was more frequently observed among female students with disabilities.

According to their view, Students with disabilities, particularly girls, often
lack understanding about safe sex practices due to societal taboos and,

therefore, do not use contraceptives like condoms. They resort to natural

methods, leading to risky sexual behaviour and severe complications like
STDs/HIV, pregnancy, and abortion.

Four locomotor-impaired female students and four fully visually impaired
students participated in this study and received inclusive education. The

experience of all these people was that they did not receive education about
sexual and reproductive health in the schools where they received inclusive

education. They stated that the family and the school have been given less

importance based on society's sociocultural facts. When the non-disabled
students also miss the opportunities for sexual and reproductive health, the

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