Public Policy and Sexuality Education for Youth with Disabilities: Impact on Sexual Behavior and Outcomes

This paper will examine the need for more aggressive
public policies around bodily, reproductive and sexual health
education for young people with disabilities in the United States.
This paper will consider the policies around sexuality education
for students in the United States and the recommendation for national
standards around sexuality education. We will investigate the
intersection of these policies and recommendations for students with
disabilities and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA): what this means for students with disabilities’ access to
comprehensive sexuality education and how it affects their behaviors
and outcomes.

• Alexandra M. Kriofske Mainella

• Disability
• sexuality
• education
• policy.

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