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My name is Abenezer Ayana. I am the founder and 
CEO of BrailleEasy. It is a company that helps  

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blind individuals have easier means to learn 
and use braille, and I have received pro bono  

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assistance through the help of LegalCORPS 
Minnesota and I'm very grateful for it.

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Something I'm very passionate about is seeing 
other people who had less opportunities  

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have opportunities, who weren't able to 
succeed have the opportunity to succeed.

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Getting involved in a patent 
pro bono work is just a way to  

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use your skill set meaningfully to help people the 
way that only you can do it. It's always something  

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to look forward to and it's always something that 
is satisfying to work on because it usually can  

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have a more deeper connection or touch on people's 
lives. Sangki and Chloe, I can't thank them  

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enough, like they really, they embody what 
other legal representatives need to be. Not just  

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a person or an entity that allows companies to 
get, you know, filing for thousands of patents  

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but someone who engaged with you personally 
sees the impact of what you're doing.  

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I think from an emotional standpoint, I really 
appreciate that they gave the time and energy and  

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their skill set to help us formalize our patent, 
because when we're seeing the finished product we  

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knew that it was something that we 
couldn't have achieved by our own.  

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When we get their kind words and appreciation 
it's really something that's moving. It would be  

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amazing if more attorneys could take the time to 
work on a case or two, just to help these people  

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get their foot in the door and so they can move 
their career forward. Even if it's just one step.