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Meet Curtis Holman! He is a senior student at Alabama school for the Blind. Curtis is able to be a student because of Bookshare. Bookshare is basically a “blind mans laptop.” On Curtis’ laptop he is able to type documents, access internet, email, listen to media player and book reader which is Bookshare. Bookshare is a free library accessible by all United State students that have a qualifying disability. Bookshare organization believes that people with disabilities deserve the access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. Students that receive membership have the opportunity to view over 50,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended readings, periodicals and assistive technology tools. The student memberships are currently funded by an award from the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. Bookshare is an initiative of Benetech® a nonprofit organization that combines the power of the human mind with a deep passion for social improvement. It gives those who are in a middle or low economic status the ability to innovate technology solutions. (Benetech) =Works Cited=

Benetech. __Bookshare.__ 2009. 27 October 2009 .