Washington, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren issued the following press release:
GILROY, CA - Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that XR Navigation, Inc., based in Gilroy, has received a $1,010,897 federal grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This funding will help to develop a map viewer that provides blind and low vision individuals full access to thematic maps for the first time.
"California is where great minds come to take their ideas and change the world, and I'm proud to see this groundbreaking research happening in Gilroy," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren. "As the leading Democrat on the House Science Committee and as a longtime advocate for accessibility, I'm proud to...