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disability arts & communications @TangledArtsTO, @BITpartnership, @ProjectCU. anything you can do, I can do.. slower but with greater proficiency. she/her.
Nov 14, 2018 19 tweets 7 min read
A THREAD: Do y'all know what "access intimacy" is? If you don't, may I suggest you start with @miamingus' excellent article exploring the term and its applications: leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/acc…

And, a story about what access intimacy looks like for me. In short, access intimacy might be involved when, as a physically disabled person, your body feels safe with another human, because they 'get' your needs and/or limitations. It moves beyond "help" to true comfort, companionship, and understanding.