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Sexuality Organizations
When it comes to sexuality, you are the expert on your experience. Even our closest lovers aren't privy to everything in our minds. If you want to reach out to like minded persons or explore topics with experts, try one of the sexuality organizations. Sometimes it's a privacy issue. Sometimes it's a matter of not knowing where to start to find information. The sites listed here can help you find answers to questions that you might not even want to discuss with the family doctor. Go ahead, explore, ask questions, learn new things. We're all in this together.

SEXUALITY ORGANIZATIONS

The British Columbia Coalition of People with Disabilities
AIDS & Disability Action Project (ADAP)
This international organization works to facilitate full participation of people with disabilities in society and promotes independence. ADAP helps people with disabilities realize that they may be at risk and the steps they can take to prevent HIV infection through educational and workshop materials appropriate for people with various disabilities.

Address:
204-456 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5Y 1R3

Phone:
604-875-0188
Fax:
604-875-9227

Web site:
http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/wdi
E-mail:
trans@bccpd.bc.ca

The National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC)
This center is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. NWHIC provides access to a vast array of Federal and other women’s health information resources. Their site enables you to link, read, and download a wide variety of women’s health-related material on sexuality and disability.

Address:
8550 Arlington Boulevard
Fairfax, VA 22031

Phone:
800/994-WOMAN
TDD:
888/220-5546
Fax:
703/560-6598

Web site:
http://www.4woman.gov
E-mail:
4woman@soza.com

San Francisco Sex Information Switchboard
This organization believes that accurate information enables each person to make responsible choices in their life. Their services include a hotline, online Q &A, and community outreach.

Address:
P.O. Box 881254
San Francisco, CA 94188-1254

Phone:
415/989-7374
Toll-Free:
877/472-7374

Web site:
http://www.sfsi.org
E-mail:
info@sfsi.org

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.

Address:
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350
New York, NY 10036

Phone:
212/819-9770
Fax:
212/819-9776

Web site:
http://www.siecus.org
E-mail:
siecus@siecus.org

Xandria Collection
This company sells adult sensual enhancement products and offers a catalog of products for disabled people.

Address:
The Xandria Collection
P.O. Box 319005
San Francisco, CA 94131-9988

Phone:
800/242-2823 or 415/468-3812
Fax:
415/468-3912

Web site:
http://www.xandria.com
E-mail:
info@xandria.com