disability
resource collection
library & bookshop for loan
for sale
reproductive and sexual health
resources and books for every body in every family
library Family Planning NSW has an extensive Disability Resource Collection available for loan to community members, disability workers, clinicians and students. In this brochure you will find a selection of our most popular resources. For a full list of our resources visit our website or make an appointment to visit the library. To arrange a loan from the library contact the Family Planning NSW librarian. The library can be accessed across NSW through our mail delivery service. Fees apply for borrowing from this collection. P: 02 8752 4386 | E:
[email protected] W: www.fpnsw.org.au/library 328-336 Liverpool Road, Ashfield 2131
bookshop The Family Planning NSW Bookshop has a range of disability resources, available for sale, that are used by people with intellectual disability, disability workers, and carers and parents of people with intellectual disability. We also have books and resources developed by the Family Planning NSW Disability Unit. These resources are highly regarded, written in simple English and targeted towards people with intellectual disability. The resources ensure that people with intellectual disability understand and are supported when it comes to their reproductive and sexual health. Family Planning NSW is committed to making information and resources accessible to the people of NSW no matter where they live. All our resources are available for sale through our online bookshop and at our on-site bookshop located in Ashfield. P: 02 8752 4307 | F: 02 9799 8835 E:
[email protected] W: www.fpnsw.org.au/bookshop 328-336 Liverpool Road, Ashfield 2131
teaching resources Circles® James Stanfield: 2010
Includes instruction manual, circles mat, DVDs and activity sheets. The Circles Program teaches relationship boundaries and relationship-specific behaviours, using a simple multi-layer circle diagram to demonstrate the different relationship levels people encounter in daily life. Two kits available: Level One and Level Two.
Every Body Needs to Know $515.00 Family Planning Queensland: 2010
For educators who are developing programs about reproductive and sexual health for people with disability. This kit consists of a manual and more than 270 picture cards with line drawings of people and situations relevant to teaching about reproductive and sexual health. The manual has 38 lesson plans and covers topics including puberty, relationships, being safe, and sexual health checks.
Taking Care of Myself $49.50 Mary Wrobel: 2003 ISBN 9781885477941
Through a combination of social stories and easy-to-understand activities this book offers a curriculum that guides both the child and caregiver on issues of health, hygiene, and the challenges of puberty. Taking Care of Myself is a valuable resource for anyone who cares for, or works with, young people with Autism.
Making the Change: A teaching pack on the menopause for women with learning disabilities Emma Cooper & Rebecca Welsh: 2001 ISBN 184196042X
This teaching pack informs people with learning disability about the physical and emotional changes that can occur as women enter into the menopause cycle. The pack includes illustrated worksheets.
I Have the Right to be Safe — Flip Chart $70 Family Planning Queensland: 2007
This resource is designed to promote self-protection skills in a fun and accessible way for children aged 5–10 years and for young people with learning or literacy difficulties. The participant pages show the text and illustrations. The facilitator pages show the text, facilitator strategies, worksheet or cards, extension activities and additional resource ideas. Included in the price of this resource are 20 copies of the booklet ‘I Have The Right To Be Safe —Promoting Self Protection’.
Sexuality And Learning Disabilities: A Handbook
Michelle McCarthy & David Thompson: 2010 ISBN 9781841962863
A useful handbook for families and disability service providers; it covers the most common sexual issues concerning people with learning disabilities. Content includes: the law, masturbation, menstruation, sexual opportunities, same sex and opposite sex relationships, pregnancy, sexual abuse, unacceptable sexual behaviour and sex education.
Women’s Health for Women with an Intellectual Disability Central Coast Health
A package for families and workers that provides information on a range of women’s health issues including diet, alcohol, drugs, smoking, exercise, relationships, violence, menstruation, sexuality, contraception, breast screening and Pap tests. It is written in plain English and includes fun pictures.
Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: From adolescence through adulthood $29.95 Isabelle Henault: 2006 ISBN 9781843101895
A unique guide to negotiating sexual and relationship issues for people with Asperger’s Syndrome. It provides practical information and advice on a range of subjects including puberty and sexual development, maintaining sexual boundaries, couple’s therapy and guidelines for sex education programs. This is a useful resource for teachers, parents and counsellors as well as for people with Asperger’s Syndrome.
The Aspie Girl’s Guide to Being Safe with Men: The unwritten safety rules no-one is telling you $25.95 Debi Brown: 2013 ISBN: 9781849053549
new
This book is essential reading for every girl and woman on the autism spectrum and provides sound, practical strategies for staying safe in many different situations. It sensitively yet honestly, explains what the Aspie girl’s rights and choices are, and how to act on her choices to stay safe. It is also an invaluable source of insights and advice for parents, professionals and anyone else involved in loving and supporting these girls and women.
models Banana Penis Demonstration Model $6.95 Plastic model of an erect penis that is cleverly disguised within a removable cover that looks like a banana.
Wooden Condom Demonstration Model $30.00 Glyde
new
Wooden model with stand designed to demonstrate the correct way to put on a condom. It is anatomically proportionate without being sexually explicit and comes with five condoms.
Pelvic Model
Model of the female pelvic area showing the internal reproductive organs.
Teach-A-Bodies
Teach-A-Bodies anatomically detailed dolls are a useful resource for educators teaching people with intellectual disability about body parts, public/private concepts, puberty, and relationship boundaries. Teach-A-Bodies dolls are a set of soft cuddly dolls made of washable polyester knit and stuffing. The set consists of a male adult, female adult, male child and female child doll. All dolls are made with individual fingers and ears and have mouth, vaginal and anal openings.
assessment Human Relations and Sexuality:
Knowledge and awareness assessment for people with an intellectual disability Family Planning Victoria: 1997 ISBN 18775409203
This manual is designed to assist disability workers to gather information about the level of knowledge, understanding and awareness a person with intellectual disability has in the area of human relations and sexuality. Includes individual assessment and summary sheets with detailed drawings and can be used to develop appropriate goals and strategies.
ASK (Assessment of Sexual Knowledge) JA Butler & J Leighton: 2003
A kit for assessing the sexual knowledge and attitudes of people with intellectual disability. Includes an administration manual, picture booklet, quick knowledge quiz and problematic socio-sexual behaviours checklist.
audiovisual kits Love & Kisses / The DVD $49.95 Family Planning NSW: 2006
A 43-minute DVD that provides a positive look at the intimate lives of people with a disability. Personal stories are told through drama and interviews and reveal the joys and heartbreak of love, sex and relationships. Discussion notes are included.
Jason’s Private World / Kylie’s Private World $55.00 each
Life Support Productions: 2011/2012 ISBN 9780955173530 / 9780955173547
Animated DVDs for carers to watch with people who have learning difficulties. Two characters, Kylie and Jason, discuss aspects of growing up, puberty, body changes, privacy and personal hygiene. These programs also delve into relationships, love, trust and sexual interactions. All have an emphasis on safety and saying no to unwanted sexual advances.
You, Your Body & Sex - The DVD $75.00
Life Support Productions: 2012 ISBN 9780955173523
Based on Jason’s Private World and Kylie’s Private World this DVD has additional material and an easy to use menu system that allows carers and educators to match the needs of viewing groups and individuals. Topics include: growing up and the changes from childhood to adulthood; periods and sanitary protection; masturbation; keeping clean and personal hygiene; relationships, love and affection; loneliness; consent and meeting someone; safer sex and condoms; consent and saying ‘No’; sex and people’s attitudes.
Hand Made Love:
A guide for teaching about male masturbation through understanding and video Dave Hingsburger: 1995
Book and DVD set that discuss privacy, pleasure and the realities of sharing living spaces with others. While setting the stage to demonstrate masturbation, the narrator of the DVD speaks in plain language that is fully respectful of the needs of the viewer. Also available: Finger Tips: A guide for teaching about female masturbation through understanding and video. These DVDs contain explicit material.
The New Guide to Relationships and Sex $120.00 Life Support Productions: 2008 ISBN 9780955173554
Sex education DVD for young people with intellectual disability. Produced using 3D animation with subtitles in large, clear text. Topics include: growing up and puberty; first dates; privacy; consent and safe sex; lesbian/gay and heterosexual relationships.
The Primary Guide to Growing Up, Relationships and Sex $90.00 Life Support Productions: 2012 ISBN 9780955173578
This DVD is tailored to the needs of primary school aged children. Produced using 3D animation, this DVD comes complete with viewing notes and subtitles in large, clear text. Topics include: growing up; looking after yourself; sex; pregnancy.
Friendships and Dating
Information about relationships for parents, carers and young people with a disability Shine SA: 2009
DVD and booklet that provides information on meeting and making friends, relationships and dating, safer sex and rules in relationships, and contraception.
Feeling Sexy Feeling Safe -
A training package for teaching sexuality education to people with intellectual disabilities FPA Health (Family Planning NSW): 2002
A DVD and workbook which cover four areas: public and private parts of the body; public and private places; saying yes and no to sex; the sexual person. This DVD is R rated and intended for adults aged 18 and over in sessions run by trained educators.
Tara Grows Up IHC, NZ: 2010
A short film about puberty for girls before they have their first period. The DVD includes basic information about menstruation and demonstrations of how to use sanitary pads.
Billy Grows Up IHC, NZ: 2010
This short film about puberty is designed for boys approaching puberty. The DVD includes basic information about physical changes in the body, changes in emotions and general hygiene.
Untold Desires $150 Video Education Australasia: 1994
This DVD highlights the struggle that people with disability face in their quest to be recognised as sexual beings. In Untold Desires people with disability speak about issues which are important to them: choice, privacy, the right to have sexual relationships and the right to have children.
plain english resources An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch $21.95 Hunter Manasco: 2012 ISBN 9781849058711
new
This friendly picture book is an invaluable teaching resource and discussion starter for parents, teachers and carers working with children with special needs. It explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, helping children with special needs stay safe.
About Masturbation for Males / About Masturbation for Females $5.00 each or $8 for the set Family Planning NSW: 2007/2011 ISBN 9781877026140 / 9781877026140
Two booklets that use black and white line drawings in the form of social stories to teach about masturbation, privacy and hygiene.
All About Sex new $10 Family Planning NSW: 2013 (new edition) ISBN 9781877026225
All About Sex is written in plain English for workers and carers to enable them to talk easily about a range of topics including bodies, relationships, menstruation, sex, sexually transmissible infections and sexual assault. It includes simple colour illustrations.
Special Boys’ Business / Special Girls’ Business $39.95 FL Angelo, HA Pritchard & DM Stewart Partnership: 2007/2005 ISBN9780975011331 / 9780975011317
Practical information about growing up and understanding changes during puberty. Easy to understand with excellent illustrations.
Puberty and Special Girls $40.00 FL Angelo, HA Pritchard & DM Stewart Partnership: 2009 ISBN 9780975011355
Written for girls with special needs, Puberty and Special Girls follows on from the first book by these authors, Special Girls’ Business. It contains comprehensive information that provides girls with a greater understanding about puberty and sexuality. Practical hints for parents, teachers and carers are also included.
Being a Healthy Woman NSW Department of Health: 2010 ISBN 9781741875058
Designed as a series of factsheets to assist women with intellectual disability to understand life changes, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and the need to see doctors when ill.
Books Beyond Words $23.95 each RCPsych Publications
A series of books for healthcare professionals, parents and carers who support people with learning disabilities. These books communicate simple stories and clear messages all told through colour pictures. A sample storyline is included with additional background information.
Loving Each Other Safely ISBN 9781908020291: 2011
Loving each other safely provides a way of introducing issues around sexual relationships including consent, inappropriate touch and keeping safe. Through pictures it explores what it means for Ed and his girlfriend to be in a happy, healthy and safe relationship.
Other titles in this series include: Sonia’s Feeling Sad; Ron’s Feeling Blue; Hug Me Touch Me (available from library only); Falling in Love; Susan’s Growing Up; Keeping Healthy ‘Down Below’; Looking After My Balls; Jenny Speaks Out (new); I Can Get Through It (new) and Supporting Victims (new).
Periods: A practical guide Me-and-Us: 2008 ISBN 978190580
A practical visual guide for women with learning disabilities about periods and sanitary protection. Topics include: all about pads, changing a pad, what to do if your pad leaks. Includes a CD and pocketsized booklet titled “I Change My Pad”.
Relationship Skills - A photo resource Liz Dore: 2012
This photo kit can be used in developing friendship and relationships skills and a positive awareness of sexuality and personal safety. The kit includes 20 relationship cards and a supporting booklet with activity suggestions. Useful for support counsellors and trainers in relationships discussions and in personal development education.
Sex and Relationships CHANGE: 2010
A series of five booklets, in easy words and pictures, about sex and relationships produced for young people with learning disabilities.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans A 40 page easy read booklet which covers what it means to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans. Topics include: your sexuality; talking to people about your sexuality; bullying; and safe sex. The booklet uses easy words and pictures and can be used to support open discussion about sexuality.
Other titles in this series are: Safe Sex and Contraception; Sexual Abuse; Friendships and Relationships; and Sex and Masturbation.
Sex, Safe and Fun FREE Family Planning NSW: 2004 ISBN 1877026093
Sex, Safe and Fun is for people with a disability and their carers. It has a booklet with pictures that give information about good sex and bad sex. It comes with a reader’s guide that helps carers to talk about the pictures and the key messages. The language is simple and direct. There are important messages about good sex including consent, enjoyment, intimacy, privacy and safety. These are presented in contrast to bad sex. Bad sex is used to describe behaviours and activities that are unsafe, wrong (ie generally not socially tolerated), and in some cases against the law.
Planning a Baby CHANGE
A 38-page easy read booklet developed with people with learning disabilities. Topics include: contraception, sexual health; ovulation; healthy eating; pregnancy tests and fertilisation. The booklet uses easy words and pictures to support people with learning disabilities to plan a baby.
My Pregnancy, My Choice CHANGE
A 436-page easy read book in simple words and pictures which covers all aspects of antenatal care; knowing if you are pregnant; your developing baby; problems during pregnancy and the first days with your baby.
You and Your Baby 0-1 CHANGE: 2010
A 369-page easy read book which covers feeding, hygiene, types of foods, safety, teething, health checks and managing routines such as changing and sleeping. The book uses easy words and pictures and can be used to support parents to take care of their growing baby.
You and Your Little Child 1-5 CHANGE: 2010
A 503-page book in easy words and pictures which covers healthy eating, making meals, hygiene, potty training, play and learn, and routines such as bathing and bedtime.
Further disability resources and titles are also available for loan at
www.fpnsw.org.au/library or for sale at the Family Planning NSW Bookshop at
www.fpnsw.org.au/bookshop
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About Family Planning NSW Family Planning NSW is the state’s leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services. We are experts on contraception, pregnancy options, sexually transmissible infections (STIs), sexuality and sexual function, menstruation, menopause, common gynaecological and vaginal problems, cervical screening, breast awareness and men’s sexual health. We have five fixed clinics in NSW (Ashfield, Fairfield, Penrith, Newcastle and Dubbo) and use innovative partnerships to deliver services in other key locations across NSW with more than 28,000 client visits annually. We also provide Family Planning NSW Talkline 1300 658 886, a confidential telephone and email information and referral service, connecting our expertise to people and communities across NSW. We provide information and health promotion activities, as well as education and training for doctors, nurses, teachers and other health, education and welfare professionals. As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, we recognise that every body in every family should have access to high quality clinical services and information, and we provide a safe place for people to talk about their most intimate and personal issues.
Equity of access to information and services is at the heart of our work with people with disability. Family Planning NSW recognises the need to promote and protect the reproductive and sexual health and rights of people with disability. We provide education and training for disability workers, family members and carers and our clinics are a safe place for people with disability to talk about intimate and sometimes difficult issues.
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