“You Just Don’t See Us”: The Influence of Public Schema on Constructions of Sexuality by People with Cerebral Palsy

Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 224 Public Factors .......................................................................................................................... 224

Myth of Disability and Asexuality ....................................................................................... 225 Contemporary Media ......................................................................................................... 225 Expectations of Normative Movement and Functioning ..................................................... 226 Lack of Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 226 Lack of Privacy ................................................................................................................... 227 Public Sexual Schema ......................................................................................................... 227

Methods .................................................................................................................................. 228 Sample and Participant Recruitment ....................................................................................... 228 Results and Discussion .............................................................................................................231