The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bits

By Nicole Wallace

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $32-million grant over five years to Benetech, a technology charity in Palo Alto, Calif. The money will enable Benetech to add more than 100,000 new books to its Bookshare.org online library for people who are blind or have other disabilities, such as dyslexia, that make reading printed text difficult. The money will also help the charity provide...

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