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Posted: 2023-10-12T18:03:33Z | Updated: 2023-10-12T18:04:35Z

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is woke at least when it comes to the systemic issues that hold disabled people back from fully engaging in society.

During an interview on The Late Show Wednesday, host Stephen Colbert asked the senator about the assistive technology he was using during their chat.

In 2022, Fetterman had a near-fatal stroke just days before his landslide win in the Democratic primary that year.

Since his recovery, Fetterman has relied on closed-captioning technology on a laptop or tablet that helps with the auditory processing issues that resulted from his stroke.

During his appearance on the late-night talk show, Fetterman said he was grateful for the closed captioning and compared it to a more commonly used assistive device.

[It] is nothing different than having glasses, like you have, Fetterman said, referring to Colberts glasses. So, I absolutely can process everything, but sometimes the language gets kind of lost in translation. So, I use this [and] Im able to interact.

Fetterman then explained how engaging in the technology has shifted his perspective on accessibility issues for all disabled people and has gifted him a valuable new ability.

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