Department of Education Awards $1.2 Million to 11 Small Businesses to Develop Technology for People with Disabilities From: ed.gov - 08/08/2011 The US Department of Education announced today that the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has awarded 16 grants of $75,000 each to eleven small businesses to conduct research and develop technology that makes life and learning easier for individuals with disabilities. Read the entire article at: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-awards-12-million-11-small-businesses-develop-technology-people-disab