Hieronymus Lorm (1821-1902) - the man who opened the world to the deafblind
The lecture will focus on the life of Hieronymus Lorm, a native of the Mikulov Jewish community. During his life he lost his hearing and gradually his sight. Despite this, he became a well-known writer, journalist and philosopher. He also went down in history as the author of the so-called Lorm's Alphabet. This system of communication based on
palm squeezes and touches is still used among the deaf-blind. During the screening, we will also show in practice Lorm's touch alphabet, how it works and how it can be easily learned. This communication system has spread in various modifications all over the world and is still used today.
Lecturer Mgr. Dana Vedra. She studied history and museology at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University. She works as a curator in the Historical Department of the Moravian Museum. Her research focuses on the history of Moravia in the 20th century, regional history of towns and villages, biographies of
personalities. Since 2020, he has been intensively researching forced migrations with a focus on the Drahanská vrchovina region. She is a PhD student at the Institute of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. She is the author of many scientific studies, popular and educational articles and independent
monographs. Admission is voluntary.