This week we talk with Andrew Gurza & Heather Morrison, the brother-sister team behind the first line of sex toys for people with disabilities, Bump’n. The idea started a few years ago with a chance conversation about Andrew’s increasing difficulty with self-pleasure due to Cerebral Palsy. Last week, the company they founded launched their first product. Some of what we talk about:

• Ways the sexual health & wellness industry ignores the needs of people with physical limitations
• The challenges of founding a sex tech startup with no prior experience
• How user feedback about The Joystick--a huggable, humpable, 3 ft long device designed for hands-free pleasure--uncovered profound intimacy benefits for people of all abilities
• How preliminary research lead to a partnership with a leading design expert and a groundbreaking book detailing personal stories and insights about sex & disability

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Episode 179 Links

• Bump’n website https://getbumpn.com/
• Bump’n release video (Andrew gives a nod to Steve Jobs!) https://vimeo.com/652219391
• Bump'n Twitter https://twitter.com/getbumpn
• Bump'n Instagram https://www.instagram.com/getbumpn/
• Bump'n Facebook https://www.facebook.com/getbumpn
• Andrew Gurza website http://www.andrewgurza.com/
• Andrew Gurza Twitter https://twitter.com/andrewgurza_
• Andrew Gurza Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andrewgurza_
• Andrew Gurza Patreon https://www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark
• Disability After Dark Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disability-after-dark/id1151890990
• #DisabledPeopleAreHot Merch https://store.podcastjukebox.org/collections/disabled-people-are-hot
• Picture This Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fMCsyhvnEc
• Episode 55 American Sex Podcast with Andrew Gurza https://sunnymegatron.com/andrew-gurza-sex-disability-ep-55-american-sex-podcast/
• Episode 88 American sex Podcast with Andrew Gurza https://sunnymegatron.com/disabled-people-are-hot-andrew-gurza/
• XBIZ 2022 Awards Sexpert of the Year, Sunny Megatron voting open now - https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/XBA-3027.php
• Open Deeply Podcast http://opendeeplypodcast.com
• Ken’s charity DnD game Monday’s 4pm-7pm PT https://www.twitch.tv/thunderpantsacademy
• American Sex Podcast Discord Community http://bit.ly/discordasp
• American Sex Podcast subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/americansexpodcast
• American Sex Podcast Patreon http://patreon.com/americansex
• Updated free BDSM Negotiation sheet/Mini-Workbook https://sunnymegatron.gumroad.com/

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