{"id":1832977,"date":"2023-02-02T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832977"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:27:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:27:22","slug":"john-fetterman-is-using-this-assistive-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-is-using-this-assistive-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-fetterman-is-using-this-assistive-technology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>He was on the campaign trail last spring when he met with Democratic U.S. Senate candidates.\u00a0<strong>John Fetterman<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penncapital-star.com\/election-2022\/fetterman-oz-face-off-in-first-and-only-debate-in-pa-s-u-s-senate-race\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&#038;eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444\" rel=\"noopener\">Closed captioning technology<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0So that he could take part in a high-profile debate, and answer questions from interviewers, as he dealt with auditory processing issues\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penncapital-star.com\/blog\/pa-lt-gov-senate-candidate-fetterman-has-stroke-says-he-expects-to-make-full-recovery\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&#038;eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444\" rel=\"noopener\">A life-threatening stroke can cause permanent brain damage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he\u2019s\u00a0<strong>U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.<\/strong>According to a published report, the U.S. Senate&#8217;s normally quiet chamber will be receiving a high-tech upgrade in order to aid its newest member as he continues his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The new assistive technology that\u2019s been installed in the Senate has required some adjustments from\u00a0<strong>Fetterman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Senate colleagues, but advocates say he\u2019s clearing a path for others with health challenges or disabilities to serve in public office,\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_top\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6251752\/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&#038;eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444\" rel=\"noopener\">Time reports Wednesday<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think that\u00a0<strong>John Fetterman\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 his example personally, and the example the Senate is setting \u2014 will be really helpful to a lot of people,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Maria Town<\/strong>The President and CEO of The\u00a0<strong>American Association of People with Disabilities<\/strong>According to the news agency, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take many, many people, both people with disabilities and non-disabled people, actually saying, \u2018Okay, we can make this happen in our workplace, in our church, in our community centers.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>, the chamber\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Sergeant at Arms<\/strong>\u00a0Office installed a permanent display for live captioning at\u00a0<strong>Fetterman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0There are two options for raising or lowering a desk, depending on whether it is sitting or standing.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a similar arrangement at the front of the chamber when\u00a0<strong>Fetterman<\/strong>\u00a0Presides over the chamber for a shift. Both screens can work without an internet connection, relying on the Senate\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Office of Captioning Services\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0stenotype machines, caption encoding hardware, and Capitol staff \u2014 if needed,\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>The set-up is being further improved.\u00a0<strong>Fetterman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0So that the desk blends well with the antique wooden, and that it can also be electronically adjusted,\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>\u00a0Additional information is available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman campaigns in Bristol, Pa.., on Sunday, 10\/9\/22 (Capital-Star photo by Nick Field)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-300x225-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fetterman-Bristol-1-2048x1536-1.jpg 2048w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i class=\"fas fa-camera\"><\/i> John Fetterman, then-Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate, campaigns in Bristol (Pa.) on Sunday, 10\/9\/22. (Capital Star photo by Nick Field).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>, the chamber\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Sergeant at Arms<\/strong>\u00a0Also, the path has been made easier.\u00a0<strong>Fetterman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Live feeds of the Capitol&#8217;s committees and other locations are available on his wireless tablet.<\/p>\n<p>The news organization stated that the captions are not produced by artificial intelligence but by professional broadcast captioners to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of the work our team has done to support\u00a0<strong>Senator Fetterman<\/strong>\u00a0and am grateful to the many\u00a0<strong>Sergeant at Arms<\/strong>\u00a0professionals who worked quickly to develop and implement these innovative solutions,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson<\/strong>\u00a0Telled\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>\u00a0In a statement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was on the campaign trail last spring when he met with Democratic U.S. Senate candidates.\u00a0John Fetterman\u00a0Closed captioning technology\u00a0So that he could take part in a high-profile debate, and answer questions from interviewers, as he dealt with auditory processing issues\u00a0A life-threatening stroke can cause permanent brain damage. Now that he\u2019s\u00a0U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.According to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1832980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[17405,7921,4475,11458],"class_list":["post-1832977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-assistive","tag-fetterman","tag-john","tag-technology"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1832977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1832977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1832977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1832977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}