Porn and E-Safety: Support Resources for Kids with Disabilities
When it comes to keeping kids safe online, parents of children living with disabilities often face extra challenges. Whether your child has difficulty recognising risky situations, understanding sexual content, or setting digital boundaries, finding the right tools matters.
This curated list brings together some of the best inclusive resources on e-safety and pornography education – designed specifically (or accessibly) for children and young people with disabilities. Whether you’re looking for visual tools, easy-English guides, or age-appropriate advice, these resources will help you support your child with confidence, compassion and clarity.
This series of blog posts was written by Brianna Bitt whilst completing a clinical placement at Sex Ed Rescue.
Brianna Bitt has a Master of Sexology and holds a background in Psychology. She works in the disability sector and is passionate about creating inclusive, accessible, and empowering sexuality education for people of all abilities. As part of her practicum placement in 2025, she has contributed to Sex Ed Rescue, exploring topics that matter deeply to the communities she supports.
You can find Brianna at LinkedIn.
You’ll find more information about sex ed when kids have a disability, on our disability resource page.
Let’s get started!
Childnet International (UK)
E-safety for children and young people with inclusive resources tailored for those with SEND
- Provides dedicated section for SEND learners, including visual resources, simplified guides, stories
- Offers porn education tools framed within the context of healthy online relationships and digital consent
- Also have classroom toolkits that can help teachers address pornography, online grooming and digital media in accessible ways
Find practical tools to educate kids about sex education in the Sex Ed Shop
UNICEF – Child online protection & digital literacy (UN)
Advocating globally for the protection of children’s rights in the digital world.
- Publishes research highlighting how children with disabilities may be more vulnerable to online sexual exploitation and exposure to harmful content, including porn
- Promotes inclusive digital literacy
- Develops global guidelines for inclusive education
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – Child Online Protection (COP)
Frameworks for online safety policies and inclusive digital education
- Offers global child online protection guidelines for parents and educators
- Digital inclusion for vulnerable populations, including children living with a disability at risk of online sexual harm
Common Sense Media
Media and tech literacy for children and families, with guidance on navigating online content
- Offers family-focused guides on social media platforms, including tips for supporting children living with an intellectual disability
- Reviews media and platforms, highlights risk for children
E-safety commissioner
National authority on online safety, with a strong commitment to inclusion
- Provides easy English and AUSLAN resources on online porn, grooming, sexting and digital consent
- Offers parent guides for children living with a disability
- Has custom education modules for children with a disability, ensuring safe internet use and resilience to porn exposure or predatory content
SECCA
- App and education materials include accessible discussions on porn, privacy and safe sexual exploration
- Provide individual counselling and workshops on managing online behaviours, understanding porn vs reality and safe tech use
- Tools are specifically designed for people living with an intellectual and developmental disabilities
Protect Kids Online Canada
- Contains education material including sextortion, online luring and AI-generated media and deep fakes
- Provides information for talking and monitoring online activity for different age groups and aspects of being online
NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
- Specific resources for children living with an intellectual disability (SEND) for parents and carers
- Includes resource for children with SEND talking with people online and supporting online wellbeing for children with SEND
- Contains activities for parents to do with their children with SEND
Internet Matters
- Contains resources and guides for parents and carers for a range of topics for children with SEND
- Includes tips of how to approach conversations, limit risks, and access to other expert resources
Cool.Org
- Has a variety of take-home resource packs for parents or carers on how to approach safety
- Includes age and accessibility appropriate content
ThinkUKnow
- Education program led by the AFP, which includes information for parents, carers, educators and young people
- Has acitivites to do at home and fact sheets for parents
Planet Puberty
- Contains resources on cybersafe and porn for parents and carers
- Has different options for different understanding levels
Looking for more sex education resources? Then visit my Sex Education 101 page!
Connect Safely
- Easy to read guides on talking about pornography, sexting, image-based abuse and digital respect
- Emphasizes empathy, autonomy and consent
Stop. Think. Connect
- Provides cybersecurity tips for parents and children with disabilities, particularly around social media, privacy and digital boundaries
- Helps families recognise and prevent exposure to explicit material and online grooming