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Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships

Locality: Geelong, Victoria

Address: Deakin University 3220 Geelong, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.slrr.com.au

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25.01.2022 Do you know anyone affected by the bush fires? This website is set up to help People with Disability affected by the fires. You can donate or find accessible equipment to hire for free

24.01.2022 Yesterday was IDAHOBIT day - The international day against homophobia, biphobia, interphobia and transphobia. In SL&RR and at Deakin, we stand up against LGTBIQA+ discrimination. You can too! You might sneak a peak of a few SL&RR people in this video: https://video.deakin.edu.au/media/t/0_9nhuhzur

24.01.2022 Check out Dr Patsie Frawley talking about SL&RR for Family Planning Victorias The Pleasure Agenda event!

22.01.2022 If you been information about Coronavirus, Scope have developed in Easy Reading document about staying safe https://www.scopeaust.org.au//Scope-Easy-English_Coronavir

21.01.2022 If you are involved or affected by the Disability Royal Commission, you can access support and counselling for free!

19.01.2022 Able Australia are looking for keen sewers to create PPE for staff who work in disability services. Is this you? Contact Neyani on [email protected]

19.01.2022 Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) have launched Our Place: an online hub providing information to women with disabilities. You might even spy some SL&RR faces in the crowd at the launch last week!

18.01.2022 SL&RR acknowledges that sexual health is essential This week is Sexual and Reproductive Health Week. It acknowledges World Contraception Day (26 September) and International Safe Abortion Day (28 September). COVID-19 has disrupted or changed the way we access healthcare, but sexual and reproductive health is still vitally important. Women’s health services across Victoria have come together for Sexual and Reproductive Health Week, to deliver information to you about contrace...ption, abortion, sexually transmissible infections testing, cervical screening, and sex during COVID-19. You have the right to access sexual and reproductive health care, regardless of your age, ability, ethnicity or cultural background, visa status, socioeconomic status, sexuality, or gender identity. Sexual and reproductive health is essential. #YouAreAPriority #ItsAllEssentialCare #GenderEqualRecovery #SRHIsEssential You have the right to safe and appropriate healthcare, at all times, including during a pandemic. This means that the health care services that you access are high quality and safe spaces; are culturally appropriate and use interpreters; are open to questions and communication that helps you make the right healthcare choices for your situation; provide accurate and evidence based information; respect your privacy; and respect your pronouns and relationships. If you or someone you know has questions about accessing sexual and reproductive health services, please call 1800 My Options on 1800 696 784. You have the right to make your own choices regarding your sexual and reproductive health. If you feel like someone is controlling these choices by using pressure or violence, please call 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732

17.01.2022 Dr Amie OShea was awarded the inaugural Early Career Researcher Award at the 2019 Australian Social Policy Conference. Judges comments: "Amie OSheas presentation, Sexuality and relationship rights for people with acquired brain injury, was outstanding in all regards. She presented a social/ecological framework for understanding sexuality in the lives of people with disability. The research led to a pilot peer education program for and with people with acquired brain inju...ry. It was the manner in which she presented with a research collaborator that particularly attracted the reviewers attention. Danny Li, a member of the Research Advisory Group, co-presented with Amie and through the presentation they gave an in practice demonstration of the kind of collaborative and respectful engagement that clearly underpinned the research project." Congratulations Amie!

17.01.2022 An article about our SL&RR virtual conference in May has been published in the recent edition of IDA magazine. Read the full article here:

16.01.2022 Its STI Friday! The last decade has seen record increases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis across Victoria and Australia. The good news is that most STIs are curable and all are treatable. Were encouraging people to start talking about STIs, to get tested regularly and seek treatment.... #SuperheroesofSRH #SRHWeek2019

16.01.2022 Happy International Day of People with Disabilities! We would like to shout out to everyone currently doing amazing advocacy work. Our thoughts are also with the people sharing their stories and fighting for their rights in the Royal Commission. We are in this together

15.01.2022 Do you know of someone in Sydney who is interested in being a participant in SL&RR for people brain injury? Good news! Theres a program running later this month! Its booking up fast so contact Sonya at [email protected] to register

15.01.2022 Day one of HaS conference has been great! Good to meet new friends and catch up with old ones. Deakin presented "My life is good because....Using the arts to explore the good things in life" & did you know SL&RR is presenting tomorrow? See you in the Grey room at 3pm!

13.01.2022 Fabulous self advocacy interview of First Peoples Disability Networks Damien Girffis and Rhys Nagas

13.01.2022 Congratulations Dagmar Jenkins from SECASA who has been inducted in the Victorian Womens Honour Roll for your work providing accessible information to women with disabilities who have experiences violence and abuse. We are proud to have this amazing women in our network!

12.01.2022 Dr Amie OShea has a new article published in Disability and Society "Gender, sexuality and relationships for young Australian women with intellectual disability"

12.01.2022 Do you know Danny? Hes a Peer Educator with the SL&RR Synapse site. Here more from Danny here: https://www.slrr.com.au/?p=584

11.01.2022 You have the right to be in a respectful relationship, not a violent one. Your partner needs to respect you and how you are. A lot of people are shy to talk about what has happened to them. But there are lots of people they can talk to Linda Stokoe

11.01.2022 SL&RR acknowledges that sexual well being is essential for everyone Sex and intimacy are human needs. While sexual behaviour may have changed throughout the pandemic, we can still be sex positive and take care of ourselves and each other. Staying at home may have presented an opportunity to explore your sexuality and to realise that there is not one way to have sex or one way that sex looks. There are lots of great and different ways to have sex as long as consent comes firs...t. However you are having sex (or not having sex) throughout this period, you deserve to be empowered to make decisions about your body and to have access to reliable, supportive information about your sexual and reproductive health. For many of you, the lockdown period may have been a great time to connect with each other and increase communication about sex and sexuality. It may have been an opportunity to explore your sexuality, your desires, and your needs. Your relationships may have felt under strain due to extended periods of close proximity, or you may be feeling pressure because of extended periods of distance. Whatever your experience, your rights to healthy, respectful relationships that are free from shame and stigma remain during a pandemic. #YouAreAPriority #ItsAllEssentialCare #GenderEqualRecovery #SexualWellbeingIsEssential You have the right to safe and appropriate healthcare, at all times, including during a pandemic. This means that the health care services that you access are high quality and safe spaces; are culturally appropriate and use interpreters; are open to questions and communication that helps you make the right healthcare choices for your situation; provide accurate and evidence based information; respect your privacy; and respect your pronouns and relationships. If you or someone you know has questions about accessing sexual and reproductive health services, please call 1800 My Options on 1800 696 784. You have the right to make your own choices regarding your sexual and reproductive health. If you feel like someone is controlling these choices by using pressure or violence, please call 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732.

10.01.2022 Hear from Dr Amie OShea in ASID - Australasian Society for Intellectual Disabilitys latest edition of their podcast Research to Practice "What I want to see in the future is that we need to make sure that sexuality and relationship rights are given the same about of attention and the same amount of value as other parts of peoples lives

09.01.2022 Whos coming to Having a Say Conference in Geelong next week? SL&RR Gippsland and South East sites are presenting on Tuesday the 25th at 3pm in the Grey Room. See you there!

09.01.2022 Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) have launched an easy reading version of their website 'Our Site'. Our site was created by women and girls with disability to help women and girls with disability know information about rights, choices, seeking help for violence and abuse, community, health, relationships, sexual health, & much more. Linda & Patsie were involved in the development of this website! Well done and thank you WWDA!

08.01.2022 Today we celebrate #WearItPurpleDay, from our new home, St Kilda! At WHISE we strive to create a safe and inclusive environment for all rainbow young people. Th...e program Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships we are involved in, engages people with an intellectual disability in a conversation about how to navigate respectful sexual relationships. The narratives from participants who identify as LBGTIQ found it was an opportunity to meet other LGBTIQ people with intellectual disability and realised they had lots of things in common. Happy Wear It Purple day!

08.01.2022 For too long, these acts of violence and abuse, particularly where they occur in support services, have been referred to merely as incidents to be covered up and kept out of the public gaze Patsie Frawley Here more about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of people with disability here:

08.01.2022 Hear from Dr Amie O'Shea in ASID - Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability's latest edition of their podcast 'Research to Practice' "What I want to see in the future is that we need to make sure that sexuality and relationship rights are given the same about of attention and the same amount of value as other parts of people’s lives

06.01.2022 Do you live in Melbourne and are you interested in the SL&RR program? Do you know someone who might in interested? Theres an SL&RR program in Novemeber at SECASA in Dandenong. When: 4 Fridays in a row November 15th, 22nd, 29th and December 6th... Time: 10am-12:30pm Where: SECASA MDC 1 Dandenong St, Dandenong South Cost: Free! For more information please get in touch with Ginger from SECASA on 9594 2289 or [email protected] or Jess from WHISE on 9794 8677 or [email protected]

06.01.2022 Utbildning & relationer "Its important to give information to people with disabilities, and its important that the information comes from me, who also have a disability." Hear more from Karin here:

06.01.2022 Are you in the Sale region of Victoria and interested in SL&RR? Or do you know someone who might be interested? Find out more at an information session next week! Details: Date: Wednesday 23rd October Time: 11am-1pm ... Location: Carang Carang room, Port of Sale, 70 Foster Street, Sale Following this, there will be a program running over four Wednesdays: on 13th November, 20th November, 27th November and 4th December. For more information or to RSVP, contact Alisha Gilliland [email protected] or 0428 629 276 See you there!

06.01.2022 Having A Say conference 2020 was lots of fun. Thanks for everyone for coming along. Special shout out to Emily, Julie, Sarina, Ross, Maria, Alisha, Ginger and Jess who presented on the SL&RR.

05.01.2022 Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships: Brain Injury Program

05.01.2022 Have you seen our article in the the latest edition of Link Magazine? Read it here:

05.01.2022 Have you seen our newest edition of People of SL&RR? This month we heard from Emelia who works with the VIP program in Sweden!

04.01.2022 Do you have a disability and are you LGBTIQA+? Deakin University would love to hear from you! Come to one of two peer-led focus groups, or contact us to have your say - more information below.

04.01.2022 SL&RR believes that sexual well-being is essential for everyone Sex and intimacy are human needs. While sexual behaviour may have changed throughout the pandemic, we can still be sex positive and take care of ourselves and each other. Staying at home may have presented an opportunity to explore your sexuality and to realise that there is not one way to have sex or one way that sex looks. There are lots of great and different ways to have sex as long as consent comes first. H...owever you are having sex (or not having sex) throughout this period, you deserve to be empowered to make decisions about your body and to have access to reliable, supportive information about your sexual and reproductive health. For many of you, the lockdown period may have been a great time to connect with each other and increase communication about sex and sexuality. It may have been an opportunity to explore your sexuality, your desires, and your needs. Your relationships may have felt under strain due to extended periods of close proximity, or you may be feeling pressure because of extended periods of distance. Whatever your experience, your rights to healthy, respectful relationships that are free from shame and stigma remain during a pandemic. #YouAreAPriority #ItsAllEssentialCare #GenderEqualRecovery #SexualWellbeingIsEssential You have the right to safe and appropriate healthcare, at all times, including during a pandemic. This means that the health care services that you access are high quality and safe spaces; are culturally appropriate and use interpreters; are open to questions and communication that helps you make the right healthcare choices for your situation; provide accurate and evidence based information; respect your privacy; and respect your pronouns and relationships. If you or someone you know has questions about accessing sexual and reproductive health services, please call 1800 My Options on 1800 696 784. You have the right to make your own choices regarding your sexual and reproductive health. If you feel like someone is controlling these choices by using pressure or violence, please call 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732.

04.01.2022 Its been a big year for SL&RR in 2019! We wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and new year period. See you in 2020!

02.01.2022 Are you interested with the Making Rights Reality team at SECASA? They have advertised for a Grade 2 counsellor in a mixture of counselling, advocacy and project work. Please spread widely! https://monashhealth.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx

02.01.2022 Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) have launched an easy reading version of their website Our Site. Our site was created by women and girls with disability to help women and girls with disability know information about rights, choices, seeking help for violence and abuse, community, health, relationships, sexual health, & much more. Linda & Patsie were involved in the development of this website! Well done and thank you WWDA!

01.01.2022 Sarala Porter is a Program Partner in the Blue Mountains. I was blown away by how the values of equal respect and human rights were built in to this great program

01.01.2022 Grace did her honours project with the SL&RR team in 2019. Read more about her experience here:

01.01.2022 Have you seen the Mean As library of stories about relationships from people with intellectual disability?