Google.org gave $20 million to 30 nonprofits committed to advancing care for people living with disabilities, according to Wired.
Here are five takeaways:
1. These awards were given as part of Google.org's $100 billion Global Impact Challenge, which is intended to enhance the lives of people living with disabilities.
2. The projects will focus on education, communication, mobility, independence or employment.
3. Nonprofits will create devices such as electric wheelchairs and eye-tracking technology for multi-lingual keyboards.
4. An average grant size totals $750,000.
5. There are more than one billion people living with disabilities across the globe.