In October 2014, the Museum of Special Education in Levoča opened a unique exhibition dedicated to an extraordinary personality of the beginning of the 19th century – Alois Klar, the founder of the Institute for Blind Adults in Prague on Mala Strana. The exhibition was realized with Czech partners – the Faculty of Arts of…
Both natives of Levoča. She – special pedagogue, editor of children’s magazines, author of textbooks for the blind, wife, mother of 3 children (2 sons, a daughter), grandmother of 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Irena Repaská (* 1. 1. 1929 – † 16. 11. 2010) a native of Levoča. In 1948 she graduated from the…
The French Guilly d´Herbemont (1888-1980) proposed that the blind use a white cane to guide them. Her proposal was put into practice in 1931 and gradually spread throughout Europe. October 15 became the International Day on the recommendation of the General Assembly of the World Union of the Blind in Cairo (since 1964). Since then,…
Gejza Slaninka (February 25, 1911 – March 2, 1985) was a leading Slovak pedagogue for deaf pupils – pedagogue and expert in the education of children with hearing impairments or impaired communication skills. Gejza Slaninka dedicated his entire professional life to caring for the deaf – first (in the years 1930 – 1934), he devoted…
Every year, World Hearing Day and International Ear Care Day are commemorated on March 3 and held under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). The day is dedicated to people who suffer from hearing impairments, have lost the gift of hearing, and also the topic of healthy hearing. On this occasion, we have…
Michal Dzurňák (September 8, 1923, in Spišský Hrhov – March 1, 1994, in Levoča), was an important special pedagogue, director of the Apprentice School for Youth with Visual Impairment in Levoča. He founded the Museum of the Blind and the Museum of Special Education in Levoča. This native of Levoča combined his special-pedagogical career with…