Communications Medicine (Jul 2024)

Healthcare can learn from space exploration to champion disability inclusion

  • Farhan M. Asrar,
  • Dana Bolles,
  • Thu Jennifer Ngo-Anh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00577-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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People with disabilities, including healthcare professionals, encounter many obstacles. The space sector is taking steps towards promoting equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, including developing the world’s first parastronaut program. Here, we propose that healthcare can learn from space in enhancing disability inclusion.