Accessibility is undergoing a blow through the sciences
Tyler Nelson, post -Deputorate researcher of the University of Florida, studies the neurobiology of pain, a choice partly motivated by his own frustrations with a neuromuscular disability. Last October, he asked the National Institutes of Health for a subsidiary who, if assigned, would have supported his dream of managing his laboratory.But, in early February, he learned that his question, which took six months to put together, was about to be expelled.The reason: Dr. Nelson had requested a version of the prize that supports researchers historically under -representative in science, including people with disabilities. That road of financing violates now the executive order of President Trump who prohibits federal agencies from activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessi...