This document discusses the possibilities for inclusive education through information and communication technologies (ICT) in Kazakhstan. It notes that while internet usage is growing, over 70% of public infrastructure remains inaccessible to those with disabilities. Digital inclusion can provide more opportunities for education and employment, yet many professions remain closed to those with visual impairments. The document advocates for a strategic approach to social inclusion using technology, and creating conditions where all students can learn.

1. ICT for Inclusive Education:
Possibilities in Kazakhstan
Daniyar Sapargaliyev, PhD
International Academy of Business, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Programme Open Seminar Series
19 March 2014

2. CONDITIONS
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

3. “You take a school,
you change the conditions,
give people a different sense of
possibility…and schools that were
once bereft spring to life.”
Sir Ken Robinson,
Professor of Education
http://www.thirteen.org/13pressroom/press-release/ted-talks-education/

4. Amanat (Almaty):
“When I was in England, I saw many people on
wheelchairs. I want to create the conditions for disabled
people in our country.”
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/view/id/134

5. National Program “Information Kazakhstan - 2020”
Creating the conditions for transition to an Information Society
53% of individuals use the Internet (World Bank, 2013).
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/view/id/689

6. ACCESSIBILITY
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/557

7. More than 70 % of public infrastructure
is inaccessible to the disabled (UNDP, 2013).
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/557
630,000 persons with
disabilities (Liter, 2014).

8. One third of the population is involved in education,
with 4.4 million studying at different levels
and 0.4 million being educational workers
(British Council, 2012).
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

9. Meruert (Almaty):
“Accessibility is not only railings, ramps or lifts.
This is students' relationships with the teachers.”
“Why do universities not have
the Student Disability Services?”http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

10. Web accessibility means that people
with disabilities can use the Web.
People with disabilities can perceive,
understand, navigate,
and interact with the Web
(World Wide Web Consortium, 2005).
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

11. DIGITAL INCLUSION
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

12. Between 75% and 90% of jobs require at least some
computer use. Being online also gives people more
opportunities to search and apply for jobs
(National Housing Federation, 2013).
Elena (Khromtay):
“I can do everything”.
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/view/id/255

13. A massage therapist is one of the few professions that are
available for the visually impaired students
in the college of medicine.
Many of the students would like to be an accountant,
lawyer or engineer. But they have no choice.
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1104

14. 6,6%
7,7%
8,8%
9,6%
19,6%
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Management
Accounting/Finance
Information Technology
Sales
TOP-5 professional spheres
Labor market in Kazakhstan (HeadHunter, 2012)

15. Anatoliy (Taldykorgan):
“This is my computer with special voice recorder, printer and
Braille line reader.”
“Some people simply talk about providing the infrastructure
and access to technology. But we need a strategy that leads
to social inclusion using technology.”
(Wynne & Cooper, 2007)
http://www.voxpopuli.kz/post/1469/shans-na-uspekh

16. “I never teach my pupils.
I only attempt to provide
the conditions in which
they can learn.”
Albert Einstein, Physicist.
http://guardianlv.com/2014/03/albert-einstein-is-he-the-smartest-person-who-ever-lived/

17. References:
Robinson, K. (2013). How to escape education's Death Valley.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley
Ministry of Transport and Communications. (2013). National Program “Information Kazakhstan - 2020”.
http://mtc.gov.kz/index.php/ru/gosudarstvennaya-programma-informatsionnyj-kazakhstan-2020
Weforum. (2013). The Global Competitiveness Report 2013–2014.
www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2013-14/Kazakhstan.pdf‎
UNDP. (2013). Kazakhstan: A champion for people living with disabilities.
http://www.undp.org/content/rbec/en/home/ourwork/democraticgovernance/successstories/kazakhstan--a-champion-for-people-
living-with-disabilities/
Liter. (2014). http://www.liter.kz/articles/view/44651
British Council. (2012). Education in Kazakhstan.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-skills-for-employability-kazakhstan-country-social-trends.htm
World Wide Web Consortium. (2005). Introduction to Web Accessibility.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php
National Housing Federation. (2013). Why is Digital Inclusion Important?
http://www.housing.org.uk/policy/investing-in-communities/federation-support-for-community-investment/digital-
inclusion#sthash.RezfwnB0.dpuf
HeadHunter. (2012). Labor market in Kazakhstan. http://hh.kz/article/13321
Wynne, M. and Cooper, L. The Campaign for Digital Inclusion. (2007).
http://www.digitalaccess.org/pdf/White_Paper.pdf
King, D. (1968). Training within the organization: A study of company policy and procedures for the systematic training of operators
and supervisors (p.126).
http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Training_within_the_organization.html?id=K_4tAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y

18. Thank you for your attention!
Daniyar Sapargaliyev, PhD
International Academy of Business, Kazakhstan
daniyar.sapargaliyev@iab.kz
dsapargalieff@gmail.com