Blindness and Low Vision Studies

Dawn Anderson, Chair
Main Office: 4477 CHHS (Oakland Campus)
Telephone: (269) 387-3455
Fax: (269) 387-3567

Elyse Connors
Dae Kim
Amy Schreiner
Robert Wall Emerson

The Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies offers graduate-level, professional education programs in orientation and mobility for adults, rehabilitation teaching, rehabilitation counseling/teaching (administered jointly with the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology), teaching children who are visually impaired, and orientation and mobility for children. The department offers the opportunity that allows for an Accelerated Master’s degree. Details of the degree can be found on the department website: wmich.edu/visionstudies/academics/accelerated.