About Dan Roberts
Dan Roberts, M.M.E., is editor-in-chief of Living Well With Low Vision, Founding Director of MD Support, Inc. and Founding Director of the International Low Vision Support Group.
Having retired from a half century as a teacher, author, composer, theatrical director, and musician, Dan now dedicates himself full time to helping others learn about and live with low vision. Because of his own need for support and information about visual impairment, he founded MD Support in 1995 and has since become a leading patient advocate, lobbyist, industry consultant/advisor, and low vision educator.
In addition to his positions with Prevent Blindness and MD Support, he is the resource consultant for MD Foundation, a member of the Genetic Alliance and the Fiduciary Board and Patient Advisory Board of the International Macular and Retinal Foundation, and a consultant for pharmaceutical companies, lighting manufacturers, and dealers in protective eyewear.
Dan is the author of The First Year–Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Marlowe & Co., New York, NY, 2006) and contributing author to Occupational Therapy Intervention for the Older Adult With Low Vision (American Occupational Therapist Association, 2010). He is the creator of the “GuideMe” series of interactive books, and he has written over 100 articles about low vision and several books specifically designed to bring the resources of the Internet to thousands of otherwise unconnected people with visual impairment.
He is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a master’s degree in music education. He is the recipient of the 2004 Distinguished Service Award presented by the American Optometric Association, and his organization was awarded the National Eye Institute’s 2006 Healthy Vision Community Award for innovative approaches to vision-related health education.
Dan married Christina while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force in 1968. They have three children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.