China plays catch-up

The debate about disabilities and sexual and reproductive health is a relatively new development in China, and very few projects have been established so far, according to Alessandra Aresu, country director of Handicap International China, an NGO that works with vulnerable people.

"Very few experts are capable of working on both sexuality and disability at the same time. This is one of the main reasons why so little has been done in this field in China," she said.

However, many countries have been addressing the issue. The United Kingdom and Australia are at the forefront of the debate, and health workers in those countries are leading the discussion about the sexual rights of disabled people.