Center for the Development of Inclusive and Special Education

    • About the Center

      • The Center for the Development of Inclusive and Special Education provides:
      • Methodological assistance to university faculty teaching students with special educational needs (SEN);
      • Training and education for faculty, graduate students, and students in the basics of applied analysis and ADOS-2 for corrective support for children with SEN;
      • Advisory support on psychological and pedagogical assistance for students with SEN;
      • Corrective assistance for children with SEN.

      Services:

      • Conducting advanced training courses for university faculty;
      • Advanced training courses for general and special education teachers on the topic: "Speech therapy work with children with severe speech disorders";
      • Corrective sessions with children with SEN;
      • Consultations for university faculty;
      • Consultations for students with SEN;
      • Consultations for parents of children with SEN.

      Events:

      • Training seminars for general and special education organizations;
      • Exhibitions and fairs featuring children and students with SEN;
      • Events providing support for students with SEN;
      • Events focused on creating conditions for successful internships and future employment;
      • Festive events for children with SEN;
      • Seminars, group consultations, and training sessions for parents of children with SEN.

      Contacts:

      Almaty 114 Gogol Street, Room 107

      Mission and Values:

      Goals: To support education for all, with a special focus on removing barriers to participation for students with disabilities and SEN, ensuring real accessibility for them, fostering their socialization and integration into society.

      Objectives:

      • Educational and methodological support for students with SEN in higher education institutions;
      • Conducting advanced training courses for managerial staff, university faculty, teachers, and specialists in general and special education organizations;
      • Conducting corrective sessions with children with SEN, providing them with timely comprehensive support;
      • Providing advisory assistance to parents of children with SEN through the Parent Club "Together is Warmer."

      Beliefs and Principles for Ensuring Equal Opportunities in Higher Education:

      1. Accessibility Principle:
      • Creating a barrier-free environment.
      1. Adaptability Principle:
      • Creating a database of students with SEN;
      • Organizing a psychological and pedagogical support service to provide accompanying assistance;
      • Testing and surveying students with SEN;
      • Providing advisory support and assistance to faculty, administration, and other participants in the educational process.
      1. Methodological Support Principle:
      • Ensuring methodological support in the education of students with SEN.
      1. Professional Readiness Principle:
      • Informing and training university faculty to implement inclusive education.

      Approaches to Education:

      1. For students with SEN and disabilities, if necessary:
      • Adapting educational materials (describing the inclusive component in the syllabus considering the psychophysical development disorders of students with SEN);
      • Using special technical tools and teaching technologies.
      1. Selection of teaching methods.
      2. Ensuring a special approach to mastering the discipline "Physical Education" while adhering to principles of health preservation and adaptive physical culture.
      3. For students with mobility impairments, organizing activities in table and intellectual sports.
      4. Identifying appropriate locations for academic and professional internships for students with SEN.
      5. Determining the format for current, intermediate, and final assessments for students with SEN.

      Resources:

      Materials for teachers, video lessons, articles, information on support and adaptive teaching methods;

      Articles, books, and videos for educators.

      News and Events:

      Information on past events with photos.