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If you wish to assist us in our cause to expand the boundaries of extreme environment accessibility, please consider donating to AstroAccess. AstroAccess is a nonprofit organization dedicated to performing research and testing to promote disability inclusion in space exploration. They work with disabled scientists, veterans, students, athletes, artists, and more to provide a better and brighter future for disabled people around the world. They've already conducted two successful low-gravity test flights for disabled astronaut-hopefuls in order to advocate for their inclusion in astronaut selection. Any contributions will help fund their testing and progression, possibly opening the doors for disability access in astronaut selection. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Physical disabilities like amputation affect more people than you might think, and they often carry a looming unconscious stigma. In the United States alone, over 2 million people live with an amputation, a figure expected to double in the next 3 decades. Out of these, over 60% are of optimal space travel age, and more in a perfect position to access extreme environments bar for their disability.Â
Although so many people around the world live with these physical disabilities, space agencies almost never select them to become astronauts. Since space travel began over 60 years ago, there have been just two such paraastronauts (astronauts with disabilities) due to agencies' safety concerns. And it doesn't stop with space. In high-risk industries like nuclear, mining, and emergency response, amputees struggle to succeed or are even unable to enter. The Aeramen Limb strives to open the gates of industrial accessibility to amputees globally.
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