Disabled people are rarely touched in a loving way or thought of as sexually desirable. Yet they have the same need for a sex life as everyone else.

In the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's confronting edition of Global Perspective, John Blades, who has a major disability himself, talks to sex workers about why they work with disabled clients and the importance of touch to every human being.

He also meets other people with disabilities; Gary who has burns to 60% of his body and finds that being touched by his wife on his burnt skin makes him feel desirable; and Caitlin, who has cerebral palsy, and whose first sexual experience was with a sex worker.

Listen to ABC's contribution to Global Perspective