Polish lawmakers last year voted 445 to 1, with two abstentions, to declare 2022 the Year of Maria Grzegorzewska, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
The resolution passed by the lower house of Poland’s parliament in October honoured Grzegorzewska as an "outstanding founder of special education in Poland."
It also hailed her as "an outstanding scientist, special educator, pedagogue, psychologist and social activist."
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the State Institute of Special Education, founded by Grzegorzewska in Warsaw.
Grzegorzewska was born on April 18, 1888. She spent her life working for people with disabilities and inspired generations of educators and therapists, the resolution said.
She died on May 7, 1967.
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Source: IAR