SIBU Schweizerische Fachstelle für Sehbehinderung im beruflichen Umfeld

Name

SIBU Schweizerische Fachstelle für Sehbehinderung im beruflichen Umfeld

Legal name

Sehbehindertenhilfe Basel

Website

https://sbh-basel.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIBU is a Basel-based non-profit specialized service center that supports blind and visually impaired individuals in employment-related matters through counseling, training, and assistive device provision, operating as part of irides AG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Assistive Technology (AT) Access & AAC Access Support (OT-Led) (EDAKAFAG)

Keywords

• Visual impairment support
• Assistive devices provision
• Blindness counseling services
• Low vision rehabilitation
• Professional integration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services / Nonprofit Operations: The organization provides consulting, training, and assistive devices to blind and visually impaired individuals. It operates as part of a foundation structure (Stiftung Blindenheim Basel) and likely relies on a mix of government funding, donations, and service fees. The organization offers free initial consultation.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sehbehindertenhilfe Basel (SIBU - Schweizerische Fachstelle für Sehbehinderung im beruflichen Umfeld) provides counseling, training, and assistive devices to blind and visually impaired individuals in the Basel region. The integrated offering helps clients overcome daily limitations, maintain independence, and remain socially and professionally integrated. A free initial consultation is offered to all prospective clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Counseling / Consultation) In-person counseling and consultation services for blind and visually impaired individuals to help them overcome daily limitations, maintain independence, and remain socially and professionally integrated. A free initial consultation is offered to all prospective clients.
• Schulung (Training) Training programs designed for blind and visually impaired individuals to build skills for independent daily living and professional integration.
• Hilfsmittel (Assistive Devices / Aids) Provision of assistive devices and aids to help blind and visually impaired individuals overcome daily limitations and maintain independence in both personal and professional contexts.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• irides AGcoreOthers · 1 May 2023Sehbehindertenhilfe Basel has been part of irides AG since May 1, 2023. irides AG is the operating company of Stiftung Blindenheim Basel, providing organizational integration and administrative support.
• Stiftung Blindenheim BaselcoreOthersThe foundation that owns and operates irides AG, the parent organization of Sehbehindertenhilfe Basel. Provides institutional backing and strategic direction for the organization's mission to support visually impaired individuals.

Scale indicators1 record

Others

• Vispero: Global provider of assistive technology products for blind and visually impaired users (e.g., JAWS screen reader, ZoomText, Optelec magnifiers). Thematically related as a supplier and developer of the assistive devices SIBU distributes and fits, rather than a direct service competitor.
• HumanWare: Manufacturer of assistive technology devices including Braille displays, low-vision magnifiers, and GPS products for blind and visually impaired individuals. Adjacent as an upstream technology supplier feeding into SIBU's assistive device service offering.

Regional players

• RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People): UK national organization serving blind and partially sighted people with a similar mission of advice, advocacy, and assistive device provision. Comparable mission and integrated service orientation to SIBU but operating at very different national scale.
• Sehbehindertenhilfe Zürich: Parallel regional vision loss support service for blind and visually impaired individuals in the Canton of Zürich — comparable integrated offering of consulting, training, and assistive devices in the largest Swiss urban center.
• CNIB Foundation: Canada's primary national organization for blind and visually impaired individuals, running comprehensive programs across daily living, employment, and assistive technology — mirrors SIBU's integrated service approach at much greater national scale.
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): US national organization supporting people with vision loss through research, advocacy, and service programs. Similar foundation-backed mission orientation to SIBU's Stiftung Blindenheim model but with national scope and broader programmatic footprint.
• Sehbehindertenhilfe Bern: Regional Swiss organization offering consultation, training, and assistive devices for visually impaired individuals in the Canton of Bern — operating the same integrated service model as SIBU and representing the closest direct service peer across cantons.

Broad incumbents

• Pro Infirmis: Major Swiss disability services organization providing consulting, support, and advocacy across all disability categories. Significantly larger and broader than SIBU but serves an overlapping population, including visually impaired individuals, and competes for the same canton-level disability funding.
• Inclusion Handicap: Swiss national umbrella organization coordinating disability associations and advocating for inclusive policy. Operates at industry-association level rather than direct service delivery but channels funding and political influence that affect SIBU's operating environment.

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