Netflix star Ryan O'Connell on portraying the "desire and humanity" of disabled relationships

Award-winning actor, writer and producer Ryan O'Connell is definitely not shy when it comes to portraying authentic disabled experiences on the TV screen. His show, "Special," has tackled dating, ableism, relationships — and yes, sex. 

"Society has castrated disabled people," O'Connell told CBS News on a Zoom call. "It [is] really important that we don't shy away from that, that we give them sexual agency and desire and humanity." Based off his 2015 memoir, "I'm Special and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves," the Netflix series is often described as a semi-autobiographical show about a gay man with mild cerebral palsy. The series' second and final season drops Thursday, May 20.