Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is utilizing a text-to-voice application in order to speak on the House floor as she navigates a degenerative brain condition she was recently diagnosed with.
Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy which affects her ability to speak, hear, and move. When she testified before Congress on Monday, she used the assistive application to speak about legislation she introduced to rename a post office in her constituency.
“PSP makes it very difficult for me to speak, and I use an assistive app so that you and our colleagues can understand me,” Wexton said via the app. “I am proud to be here today speaking in support of my bill to rename the Purcellville, Virginia, post office in honor of my former constituent.”
.@RepWexton – who has Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) – uses an assistive device to speak on the House
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