Everyone needs tenderness, including people with disabilities, and this sensitive work has been legally performed in Switzerland for several years by sexual assistants, whose activity some do not understand, even condemn, the media reports.
In the Andana erotic massage salon in Zurich, which provides erotic massage services to people with physical or mental disabilities, a worker explains that she obtained a diploma as a sexual assistant in the 90s.
In Switzerland, since 2003, courses for sexual assistants have been organized by a dozen specialized associations. Such a practice also exists in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, while it is being discussed in other European countries.
This activity is only recognized as a supplementary job and can only be practiced by persons who prove that they earn a living from another profession.
This activity is only recognized as an additional job and can only be practiced by people who prove that they earn a living from another profession, explains sex educator for adults Katrin Agte Diserens, president of the Swiss association "Sexuality and Handicap" and adds that relatives of people with disabilities are more accepting sex assistants rather than prostitutes.
Sexual assistant Jacques Arnold, a kinesitherapist by profession, is aware that many people reject such activities, but he explains that people with disabilities "have their desires, fantasies, expectations and frustrations just like other people."
He cites the sexuality of people with Down's syndrome as an example, and tells everyone who is prejudiced against this profession to inquire about what kind of sexual help they provide and "to show a minimum of empathy towards people with disabilities."
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