
In the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, 4,573 children with disabilities aged 0 to 18 years, of which 982 are of preschool age, 3,591 are school-age children. 2,950 children with special educational needs are enrolled in the city, which is 64.5%.
Inclusive education covers 1,708 children in 44 schools of the city, of which 724 students are enrolled in 90 special classes for children with special educational needs, open in 13 general education schools from 1st to 9th grade (№ 5, 8, 9, 15, 18. 19, 22, 26, 27, 32, 37, 42, boarding school). It is noted that compared to last year, it increased by 9 classes for 45 children. His,
Visual impairment in the 2nd grade-11 children;
In the 6th grade with hearing impairment-23 children;
there is a children's rehabilitation center for children with disorders of the musculoskeletal system in the city, the center's pupils study at secondary school No. 19 - in the 2nd grades of correctional and developmental education - 13 students.
For individual correctional work with children of this category, an office, physical therapy (therapeutic physical culture) are open. Repairs were made: cosmetic, heating system, windows (double-glazed windows) were replaced, all requirements were met.
There are 677 children with mental retardation in 80 classes.
In order to create an effective system of assistance to students with disabilities, 9 special classes for children with mental retardation have been opened at KSU Secondary School No. 42, mainly from the Umit orphanage, where 79 children study.
Children study in Russian and Kazakh
Psychological and pedagogical councils have been established in all schools with special classes to help children with special educational needs.
There are also 2 special schools-kindergartens in the city:
KSU "Kindergarten School No. 14 for visually impaired children" with coverage of 139 children, including 67 school-age children;
LLP "Special school – kindergarten "Wonderland" for children with ASB" with coverage of 150 children, including 78 school-age children;
In order to implement an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to solving the problems of child development and ensuring the effectiveness of his education and adaptation, inclusion support rooms and resource centers for the further development of inclusive education have been opened in 19 schools.
The Dara Foundation provided the necessary interactive and typhlotechnical equipment in schools No. 8, 19, 23 of the city, educational literature, furniture, Montessori objects for social and household orientation, a ceramic circle for additional clay therapy classes.
Of these, there are currently 5 inclusive support rooms for children with autism spectrum disorders(№ 15, 17, 26, 36, 39) it works. This academic year, with the support of Kazzinc LLP, an inclusion support office was opened at secondary school No. 36 in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
62 children study in inclusive support classrooms in 5 schools.
These schools provide methodological support to the Bolashak Foundation in order to develop inclusive education, support the quality of education for special children and organize assistance to specialists in working with children with special needs.
The work of the classrooms contributes to the socialization of children, the development of the school curriculum through the development of an individual development program for each student and interaction with classmates and teachers.
For the successful education of children with special educational needs, an important role in the organization of inclusive education is played by training and recruitment. In total, 433 teachers took advanced training courses in inclusive education in the city's schools.
In total, 128 special teachers work in secondary schools: psychologists-68, speech therapists-34, speech pathologists-26.
The number of schools in the city equipped with a barrier-free environment is as follows:
To date, all city schools have ramps, the equipment of ramps is 100%.
Tactile signs on the porch, fence, doors are available in 48 schools;
43 wide doors in the school (at least 90 cm);
36 entrance bell in schools;
29 adapted cabins in school toilets.
In 2024, it is planned to open an inclusive support cabinet at KSU "General Education No. 47" and KSU "basic secondary boarding school".
To date, close work is underway with the Bolashak and Dara foundations for methodological support of these cabinets.