It is Microsoft's biggest software donation grant in Australia to date.
The grant will help Vision Australia enhance the services it provides, assist with the upgrade of its IT systems, enhance fundraising efforts, and improve the organisation's overall operational capability and efficiency.
When Kenny Johar first started developing signs of Retinitis Pigmentosa as an Year 12 student, he was in denial of his deteriorating eyesight.
"From early on, I had high career aspirations. I was not about to let a vision impairment stop me from achieving my ambitions," he said.
The Microsoft technology upgrades will bring Vision Australia clients like Johar benefits such as discussion forums to overcome key social issues, such as social isolation and loneliness.
In addition, the creation of an online library to subscribe to newspapers and magazines and download the content in a format they can access.
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