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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: inherit;">If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points
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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/">John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate</a></h1>
<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.95); font-family:"PT Serif",georgia,times,serif; font-size:17px; letter-spacing:0.5px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators
aren’t even allowed to use their phones when they’re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ...</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style=""><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.95); font-family:"PT Serif",georgia,times,serif; font-size:17px; letter-spacing:0.5px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces
requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities
and health challenges to make it in public office.</span><br>
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<div dir="ltr" style=""><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.95); font-family:"PT Serif",georgia,times,serif; font-size:17px; letter-spacing:0.5px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of
the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman’s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act
(ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them.</span><br>
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