A recent review of available research shows that sex acts involving persons with disabilities are viewed more negatively than when these same behaviours are considered in the context of non-disabled persons (Green, 1996). As Green (1996) argues, the existence of such attitudes serves not only to isolate and marginalize the disabled; they also lead to the internalization of negative attitudes and beliefs by the disabled themselves. In some cases, the presumption of asexuality can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, leading people with disabilities to retreat from intimacy and sexuality ...