Palo Alto-based non-profit Benetech has received its third grant from the US Department of Education. The $42.5m grant will be used to support Benetech's Bookshare initiative, which brings digital versions of texts to disabled readers and is free to students, teachers and school districts. Benetech said that more than 500,000 readers currently use the service, and aims to increase its reach by 200,000 with the funds.
California-based non-profit Benetech has received its third grant from the US Department of Education. The $42.5m grant will be used to support Benetech's Bookshare initiative, which brings digital versions of texts to disabled readers and is free to students, teachers and school districts. Benetech said that more than 500,000 readers currently use the service, and aims to increase its reach by 200,000 with the funds.