True. It is in Switzerland, people who offer this service are
called sex assistants
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Zurich_s_disabled_to_get_sexual_relief.html?siteSect=105&sid=1715377&cKey=1049791020000
Disabled people living in Zurich are to be offered professional
sexual services, as part of a new trial project.
The organisation behind the scheme says the sexual rights of
disabled people are currently being overlooked.
There is a very big demand for this, says Angela Fürer, director
of the Zurich branch of the social welfare organisation Pro
Infirmis. We have been hearing about the problem for years, both
from disabled people and from those working with the
disabled.
Pro Infirmis Zurich is looking to train ten touchers who will
then offer their services on a private basis. More than 150 people
have already expressed an interest.
Relief
After training, the successful applicants will be expected to offer
sexual and emotional relief to Zurichs disabled community.
Full sex and oral sex will not be included in the initial service,
although Fürer says that the service could be widened at a later
date, possibly by training registered prostitutes to deal with the
specific needs of disabled customers.
The people we are looking for should have very human
personalities," adds Fürer, "and they must also be prepared to
reflect those personalities in their work."
They have souls and feelings like everybody else and sexuality is a
part of their lives.
Angela Fürer, Pro Infirmis Zurich
First for Switzerland
The scheme may be a first for Switzerland, but similar projects
have been running for years in other countries, including Germany,
Denmark and the Netherlands.
One of the Dutch pioneers in the field, Nina de Vries, has been
brought in by Pro Infirmis to run the training programme in
Switzerland.
De Vries insists that careful vetting of applicants along with the
intensive nature of the training programme will help eliminate any
risk of abuse or exploitation.
For now, we will just be offering massage, body contact, stroking,
holding and bringing people to orgasm, if that is what they wish,
says de Vries. But the main part of the training course will deal
with the mental and emotional aspects of the job.
It can be very difficult for some disabled people to take off
their clothes and show a body which is deformed and I feel you can
only expect people to put that kind of trust in you and offer their
vulnerability when you yourself are willing to be
vulnerable.
Few complaints
So far, Fürer says that only a handful of complaints have been
received. In recognition of the projects controversial nature,
however, Pro Infirmis will not use money from general donations to
fund the training.
Clearly there will be people who are offended, perhaps in terms of
their religious or ethical beliefs, Fürer admits, so we have no
intention of using donations that arent specifically given for
this scheme.
On the whole, though, the response weve had has been extremely
positive with many disabled people calling us to say how happy they
are.
"These are people who dont just want to spend their lives
breathing and eating and being cleaned up. They have souls and
feelings like everybody else and sexuality is a part of their
lives, just as it is with any other human being.
swissinfo, Mark Ledsom in Zurich
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