Življenje in delo tiflopedagoginje Vilme Kralj
Life and work of typhlopedagogue Vilma Kralj

Summary/Abstract: The Slovenian Institute and School for the Blind operated in the town of Kočevje on the Rinža River from 1922 to 1944, when it moved back to Ljubljana. In addition to Bogomira Dobovšek, Iva Vivod – Pregelj, Teja Janežič and Franica Vrhunc, the circle of experienced typhlopedagogues at the Kočevje and Ljubljana institutes for the blind also included Vilma Kralj. At the Kočevje institute, she first took over the afternoon remedial classes on handicraft, Slovenian language, and physical education. After passing her professional examination, she became a qualified teacher. After the institute moved to Ljubljana, she was appointed a delegate of the national government at the Ljubljana Institute for the Blind in May 1945 and its head teacher in October of that year. In the following year, she took over the management of Zavod za slepo mladino [Institute for Blind Youth] in Portorož. In 1947, she moved with the children to the Ljubljana institute for the blind, where she worked as a teacher until her retirement in 1966. This article discusses her life and work, which she devoted to pedagogical work with children and adolescents with vision impairment. She also made a name for herself as a successful cultural and educational worker and author of several textbooks, technical articles, and lectures.

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