This study used case closure data to investigate the demographic and disability characteristics, service, and outcomes of 36,497 consumers who are blind or visually impaired served in state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. By contrasting key measures reported by separate blindness agencies and general agencies, findings indicate: (1) separate blindness agencies served a higher percentage of consumers with socio-demographic characteristics associated with lower labor force participation rates; (2) separate blindness agencies served a higher percentage of consumers with the most severe visual impairments; (3) separate blindness agencies provided a higher number of services to consumers with the most severe visual impairments; (4) separate blindness agencies incurred greater service costs; (5) separate blindness agencies served consumers who were more likely to report client income/earnings as their primary source of support at closure; (6) separate blindness agencies rehabilitated a slightly lower percentage of all the consumers who applied for VR services, but rehabilitated a slightly higher percentage of the subgroup of consumers who were accepted and VR services were initiated; (7) separate blindness agencies closed a lower percentage of legally blind consumers as homemakers; and (8) separate blindness agencies closed a higher percentage of legally blind consumers into competitive labor and in sheltered employment. (Contains 29 references.) (CR)