Robert Smithdas (born June 7, 1925) is a deaf-blind teacher, advocate and author.
For many years, he was the director of Services for the Deaf-Blind at the "Industrial Home for the Blind" in New York. He began his career there in 1950 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, from St. John’s University in New York. Three years later, he became the first deaf-blind person to earn a master’s degree. He achieved this distinction at New York University where he specialized in vocational guidance and rehabilitation of the handicapped. In conjunction with his work at Helen Keller National Center, he was an advocate for deaf-blind education and employment. He retired in December 2008. His wife Michelle is also deaf-blind. Barbara Walters considers Smithdas her "most memorable interview".