Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services

Name

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services

Website

https://50pluslifepa.com

Company type

Private

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services is a 17-employee organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; the source data does not establish company type, products, customers, or revenue model, and the supplied web property is a parked domain unrelated to the entity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vision Rehabilitation Services

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Vision rehabilitation services
• Blindness support programs
• Visual impairment services
• Assistive living support
• Disability services bureau

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others

Core offering

No substantive description of the organization's core offerings is available in the source data. The referenced website (50pluslifepa.com) is a parked GoDaddy domain page and does not contain any information about the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services' products or services. The organization name suggests a service-oriented agency assisting individuals with blindness or visual impairments, but this is not evidenced in the provided input.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Emerging players

• Lighthouse Guild: Nonprofit providing vision rehabilitation, behavioral health, and healthcare services to people with vision loss. Comparable to BBVS in mission focus, though delivered through a nonprofit and clinical model rather than a state agency structure.
• National Federation of the Blind: National consumer advocacy organization for blind Americans. While not a direct state service provider like BBVS, NFB partners with state agencies, runs training and scholarship programs, and represents the broader ecosystem in which BBVS operates.
• Chicago Lighthouse: Nonprofit providing vision rehabilitation, employment programs, and assistive technology services for people who are blind or visually impaired. Comparable to BBVS in service categories (employment, rehabilitation, assistive tech), though delivered through a nonprofit rather than state agency structure.

Broad incumbents

• American Foundation for the Blind: National nonprofit focused on research, advocacy, and programs for people with vision loss. Operates more broadly than BBVS but addresses overlapping populations and serves as a national resource hub for blindness services and policy.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST): Federal program providing vision rehabilitation and blind services to U.S. veterans through the VIST and Blind Rehabilitation Service programs. Comparable mission to BBVS for vision impairment rehabilitation, though restricted to veteran population and federally funded.

Regional players

• Perkins School for the Blind: Massachusetts-based educational and rehabilitation institution serving blind and visually impaired individuals across age groups. Comparable to BBVS in mission focus on visual impairment services, though primarily operating in New England with an educational emphasis.

Direct peers

• Texas Workforce Commission - Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind: Texas state program providing vocational rehabilitation services specifically for blind and visually impaired individuals. Comparable to BBVS in mission, target population, and service delivery model, though operating at a larger scale within Texas.
• New York State Commission for the Blind: State agency providing vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to blind and visually impaired New Yorkers. Directly comparable to BBVS as a sister state bureau with the same mandate, federal VR funding structure, and service delivery model.

Market position

Customer concentration

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