Sextech and Physical Disability

People with physical disability in care are often denied their sexuality, but sex technology (or sextech) may unlock a future without sex stigma and limitations. Sextech includes smart sex toys (e.g., smart vibrators), virtual sex (e.g., teledildonics, virtual reality pornography, and erotic video games), intelligent agents (e.g., romantic chatbots), and autonomous sex devices (e.g., sex robots). 

Sextech and Physical Disability (SXTPD) is a research study exploring the role of sex technology (sextech) in the lives of people with physical disability who rely on regular care and support. The study explores the ethics, use, and design considerations associated with sextech through extensive co-design, engagement, and knowledge translation with people with physical disability, care providers, and sextech industry professionals. Expected outcomes include new co-designed research approaches that bring together lived experience and professional expertise, as well as practical knowledge, to inform the design, implementation, use, and governance of sextech in the disability sector.