What Next - Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s Business?
What Next | Daily News and Analysis
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🗓️ 25 October 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Reporters have questioned whether Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who had a stroke in May, is competent to serve in the U.S. Senate. The attention on his apparent aphasia – or ability to process conversation and speak clearly – reveals the biases that keep many disabled people from disclosing their conditions or even running for office in the first place.
Guest: Sara Luterman, caregiving reporter for The 19th News.
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