Yvette Blitzer

Coordinator, Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments Program Assistant Professor

About the Coordinator

Yvette M. Blitzer, M.S Ed., is Coordinator of the Program, Teachers of Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired .

A graduate of Dominican University and the TVI program, Ms. Blitzer joined the faculty after 15 years of service in the field of low vision and blindness.   She has held a variety of roles in the field of education including classroom teacher, educational coordinator, and program director for after school programs, curriculum designer and writer for visual and performance arts programs in Arizona and New York City.  Mrs. Blitzer continues to remain active in service as well as in the area of research, as she aims to complete her doctoral studies in “Educational Leadership and Management” with Capella University.  Furthermore, her time and service extends to several committees such as New York State Chapter for the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Association for the Visually Impaired in Rockland County along with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Diversity Division.