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Congress Wexton Parkinson's

Battling brain disorder, Va. Rep. Wexton uses text-to-voice app in House speech

When Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, stepped to the microphone to tell fellow House members she wanted to rename a post office after a former constituent, the message was clear — but it wasn’t Wexton’s voice making the speech. Monday, Wexton used a text-to-speech application on her iPad, as an assistive device, after last year’s diagnosis with a progressive brain disorder.

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