WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative David Valadao (R-CA-22) urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take swift action to make its technology accessible to people with disabilities.

"Ensuring our veterans have the support, information, and services they need is of the utmost importance-and VA cannot do this unless its technology is accessible to veterans and VA employees with disabilities," said Senator Gillibrand. "VA must train its employees to procure accessible technology and take steps to ensure that its ...