Have there been neurodiverse astronauts? | 7 Questions With a Disability Rights Advocate

Have there been neurodiverse astronauts? How can designing an airplane bathroom for people with disabilities help all travelers? Disability right advocate, writer, and entrepreneur Keely Cat-Wells stopped by The Museum of Flight to answer your questions about accessibility in space exploration and air travel.

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Note: These questions were sourced from social media, and are presented using the language they were written in by the original askers.

0:00 Intro
0:23 Q1 - Does the ADA cover air travel?
1:49 Q2 - Is it possible for a wheelchair user to go to space?
3:35 Q3 - Why is the world so inaccessible?
4:48 Q4 - Is it possible for disabled people with neurodivergence to be astronauts?
5:35 Q5 - How can advances in space travel help disabled people have a more accessible future?
6:43 Q6 - Why is it important for us to develop tech that will support disabled people?
7:50 Q7 - What would you want aerospace leaders to know about improving accessibility?

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