Blind People’s Association

Name

Blind People’s Association

Legal name

Blind People's Association (India)

Website

https://bpaindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rehabilitation and Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Computer Access & Alternative Input (Switch, Eye Gaze, Head/Mouse, Keyboards) (EDAKAIAD), Assistive Technology (AT) & AAC Services (EDAJAKAF)

Keywords

• Disability rehabilitation services
• Assistive technology services
• Community based rehabilitation
• Eye care services
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters across India and internationally (UK, USA, Canada, Dubai, Hong Kong, Australia). Donations received for various purposes including general donation, meals for students, save sight fund, scholarship fund, livelihood specific fund, MSM Naaz, assistive devices fund, vision devices fund, chess development fund, and physiotherapy fund.
2. CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships with companies implementing projects aligned with CSR objectives. Collaborations across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh for self-employment, disability workplace programs, inclusive development, and accessibility services.
3. Swabhimaan Program: 100% of donations utilized for specific beneficiary causes with no admin deductions. Provides self-employment aid (weighing scales, beauty parlour kits, physiotherapy kits, sewing machines), life assistive devices, medicinal support, and educational scholarships for specially-abled people in rural areas.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Blind People's Association provides comprehensive rehabilitation, education, healthcare, and livelihood services for persons with all categories of disabilities. Its core offerings span assistive technology training and deployment, accessible digital audio library services, rural computer literacy programs, eye care through its hospitals, experiential awareness through museums, and CBR/CBID community programs implemented across multiple Indian states. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and sustained through donations, CSR grants, and institutional funding.

Product overview

Blind People's Association operates a comprehensive ecosystem of programs and services for persons with disabilities, centered around assistive technology and rehabilitation. The core offerings include Vision in the Dark (an experiential museum), Technology Museum (showcasing assistive devices), Technology Training programs (computer literacy and CCC certifications), the Shanta Mehta Digital Audio Library (accessible books), and Tanya Computer Centres (rural computer literacy). Supporting services include Porecha Eye Hospital (healthcare), Support Service Centre (technical assistance), Swabhimaan (self-employment aid), CBR/CBID programs, sports facilities, and residential training facilities. The organization functions as a multi-service non-profit rather than a technology product company, providing education, healthcare, employment, and community integration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vision in the Dark: A museum experience where visitors navigate through darkness guided by visually impaired guides to understand the experience of blindness
• Swabhimaan
• Samsara Skilling Centre
• Lioness Karnavati Hostel

Products and services

• Vision in the Dark Museum Permanent museum exhibition where visitors experience the world of blindness through replicas of everyday buildings, led by visually impaired guides; promotes awareness about accessibility and the experience of visual impairment.
• Porecha Eye Hospital Eye hospital providing comprehensive eye care services including keratoplasty surgeries and retina interventions, operated under BPA's umbrella to deliver blindness prevention and treatment.
• Tanya Computer Centre Rural computer literacy program with four centers across Gujarat (Kapadvanj, Sayla, Deesa, and Ahmedabad) providing four-month basic computer courses to persons with disabilities, covering 143 villages.
• Shanta Mehta Digital Audio Library Digital audio library producing audio books and e-books in DAISY format for schools, higher education, professional courses, special education and competitive exams, with over 3,000 accessible books and 1,100 members. Includes a unique recording project with Sabarmati Central Jail where prisoners record books.
• Technology Museum India's first technology museum for blindness and low vision, established in 2016 with Union Bank support, housing equipment for mobility, health, education, reading and writing, visual graphs, low vision devices and applications.
• Technology Training Programs Recognized center for CCC and CCC Plus exams for disabled employees, in-service training for visually challenged school teachers in collaboration with GCERT, and need-based computer and assistive technology training for late blind persons.
• Support Service Centre Technical support center providing installation of screen readers, special software applications, need-based training, and workplace support for visually challenged employees and engineering students.
• Swabhimaan Program Welfare program providing self-employment aid (weighing scales, beauty parlour kits, physiotherapy kits, sewing machines), life assistive devices, medicinal support, and educational scholarships for specially-abled people in rural areas, with 100% of donations utilized for beneficiaries.
• Samsara Skilling Centre Cum Hostel for PwDs Combined residential and skills training facility for persons with disabilities, including the Lioness Karnavati Hostel for women with disabilities.
• Sports Center for Children with Disabilities Dedicated sports facility and programs for children with disabilities, including chess championships and blind football events such as IBFF South-West Zonal Blind Football Championship 2025.
• Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Programs Rehabilitation and holistic development programs operating since 1984 across Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, promoting WHO CBR Guidelines and training over 5,000 professionals in the disability sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 comprehensive eye check-up camps to be conducted sponsored by Dholeradham Swaminarayan Mandir
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medison Resource Foundation IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Tanya Computer Centre project launched in January 2019 to promote computer literacy in rural areas of Gujarat. MOU signed on 19th January 2019. Four centers established in Kapadvanj, Sayla, Deesa, and Ahmedabad.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPA promotes WHO CBR Guidelines since 2007 and has trained over 5,000 professionals in the disability sector through specialized workshops, seminars, and training programs.
• GCERT (Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to design and conduct 2-week training programs for visually challenged school teachers to use assistive technology in classroom conditions. Over 300 teachers trained.
• Sabarmati Central JailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique project where prisoners are trained in recording and editing books in DAISY format. Currently 50% of books are recorded in the jail, benefiting both prisoners and persons with visual impairment.
• Give IndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline donation platform partner enabling individual donations to BPA with project options including Seeing is Believing, Stop Hunger, Assistive Devices, and Inclusive Schooling for Children with Disabilities.
• Marketing UnlimitedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInitiative partner for Swabhimaan program supporting self-employment, life assistive devices, medicinal support, and educational scholarships for specially-abled people.
• NAB Gujarat (National Association for the Blind)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated organization working on similar missions for blind and visually impaired individuals in Gujarat.
• GlobalGivingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational fundraising platform for donations from USA with specific project pages: Seeing is Believing, Stop Hunger: Ration Kit Support to Persons with Disabilities, Assistive Devices, and Inclusive Schooling for Children with Disabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBM (Christoffel-Blindenmission): Global disability-focused organization working on eye health, inclusive education, and community-based rehabilitation across India. Comparable CBR methodology, target population, and donor-supported funding model.
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB): UK-based major charity serving blind and partially sighted people with a broad mix of services, advocacy, and accessible content (similar to BPA's audio library). Operates at much larger scale but with structurally similar offerings.
• Leonard Cheshire: Global disability NGO providing inclusive education, livelihood, and CBR-style programs across multiple geographies. Comparable mission, multi-state delivery model, and reliance on institutional grants.
• Perkins School for the Blind: Long-established international institution serving people with blindness and deafblindness through education, assistive technology, and teacher training. Comparable in mission and assistive-tech training focus to BPA's Technology Centre and GCERT teacher training programs.
• Sightsavers: International disability-focused NGO operating across India with eye health, education, and inclusion programs. Sightsavers is also a regular donor to BPA's Porecha Eye Hospital, indicating direct program overlap in eye care and inclusive education.

Direct peers

• Enable India: Indian non-profit focused on livelihood, education, and assistive technology for persons with disabilities, with particular strength in employer engagement and CSR partnerships — closely overlapping BPA's workplace inclusion and self-employment programs.
• Sense International: India-focused disability NGO supporting people with deafblindness and complex disabilities through education, health, and livelihood programs. Highly comparable mission and beneficiary profile to BPA's broader disability remit.
• National Association for the Blind (NAB): Indian non-profit organization providing comprehensive rehabilitation and welfare services for blind individuals. BPA itself operates an affiliated NAB Gujarat, and the broader NAB network shares BPA's mission, target population, and program mix (education, training, employment, advocacy).

Others

• Give India / GlobalGiving: Online donation platforms that BPA uses as distribution channels for individual donations. Listed as ecosystem/funnel partners rather than competitors but indicative of the comparable digital-fundraising infrastructure available to peer NGOs.
• World Health Organization (WHO) Disability Programme: WHO has issued CBR Guidelines that BPA has been promoting since 2007 and used as the basis for training 5,000+ professionals. WHO is an enabler/ecosystem partner and not a direct competitor but defines BPA's service methodology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bpa_ind
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bpaindia/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/bpaindia1
• Instagraminstagram.com/blind_peoples_association

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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