Welcome to the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies,the oldest and largest—and considered the best program of its kind—in the world.
The Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) offers graduate students preparation for becoming orientation and mobility specialists, vision rehabilitation therapists, teachers of children with visual impairments, and rehabilitation counselors. Our programs are consistently rated among the best in the nation, and our graduates provide services in most states around the nation and often become leaders in the field.