<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10012430" mdate="2022-03-03 00:00:00"> <author>Gaurav</author> <title>Sex Education A Need for Students with Disabilities in India</title> <pages>66 - 72</pages> <year>2022</year> <volume>16</volume> <number>3</number> <journal>International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10012430</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/183</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>Sexuality remains a personal or a private matter of discussion in the Indian society and generally discussed among the same age group or gender. Complete absence of the sex education has caused serious implications for the students with disabilities in Indian society. There are widespread perceptions that student with disabilities are &amp;lsquo;asexual&amp;rsquo;, &amp;lsquo;unattractive&amp;rsquo; and therefore cannot be considered sexually desirable. Such perceptions continue to reinforce the other perceptions that student with disabilities are somehow incapable of being in an intimate relationship in the life and therefore they do not need any learning related to the sex education. We need to understand that if a student has a disability, it does not mean that student have no emotional feelings, hormones and sexual desires like any other student without disability. Sexuality is an integral part of every human life and should not be seen as matter of shame and guilt. Unfortunately, the concept of the sex education is misunderstood in itself. Instead of realizing the crucial importance of sex education for the students with disabilities or nondisabilities, it is often considered mainly as an education about &amp;lsquo;how to have sexual intercourse&amp;rsquo;. One needs to understand that it is not just about sexual conduct but also about the gender and sexual identity, selfesteem, self protection and acceptance of self. This research paper examined issues and debates around the sex education, particularly in context of the students with disabilities in India and focuses on how students with disabilities themselves see the need of sex (health) education. To understand their perceptions, descriptive survey method was used. It was found that most of the students among respondent were comfortable and felt it as a strong need for such orientation during their schooling. The paper emphasizes that sex education is a need of the time and further a necessity. Hence it is important for our education system to implement it for the complete well being of the students with disabilities.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 183, 2022</index> </article>