Office of Inclusive Education and Psychological Support

Inclusive education is a process that ensures equal access to education for all students, taking into account special educational needs and individual capabilities

JSC “ALT University” provides students with special educational needs (hereinafter referred to as special educational needs) with a number of necessary conditions::

  • teachers of ALT University JSC, accepting the diversity of students’ capabilities;
  • the use of different forms of organization of the educational process, variable methods and teaching techniques, focused on the different abilities of students;
  • application of individualized methods for assessing student achievements;
  • special technical, auxiliary and compensatory means, which are located in a specially equipped classroom “Cabinet of Inclusive Education” (auditorium No. 2102 of the State Educational Institution JSC “ALT University”);
  • normative documents, methodological materials regulating organizational and technological processes for satisfying special educational processes.

«ALT University» JSC is actively working to improve the quality of graduates and increase their educational reputation; in addition, there are all the necessary conditions for creating the necessary inclusive educational environment for students with special education needs.

The main indicative indicators of the readiness of JSC “ALT University” to implement the educational process with students with special education needs and disabilities:

Staffing

The University’s staffing schedule provides for an Office of Inclusive Education and Psychological Support with two staff positions: the head of the office of inclusive education and psychological support and the chief specialist of the office of inclusive education and psychological support. In order to prepare the teaching staff for work in the context of inclusive education, create the necessary conditions and barrier-free environment, as well as organize educational work for persons with disabilities, No. 119 – ALT from November 20, 2023 to December 1, 20 teachers and employees of JSC ALT University successfully completed advanced training courses on the topic: “Psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the context of inclusive education.”

Building accessibility

Special conditions have been created for people with special educational needs. From the sidewalk (from the pedestrian paths) to the main entrance of the main academic building and inside along the corridor to the inclusive office (No. 2102) + inside the library, as well as for the entrance to the elevator, special tactile plates (special yellow colors with distinctive textural surfaces) were laid.

There are signs with Braille in the office and bathrooms. Yellow identification signs and a call button are installed in front of the entrance to the building of JSC “ALT University” at a height of 0.9 m to 1.2 m from the floor level, and instructed by the security service, who will immediately respond to the call for access to the buildings.

Portable door ramps have been installed in the main academic building and Pavilion No. 5, which is as accessible as possible for people in a wheelchair, a distance of 0.4 m from the floor level.

There are places for disabled people’s personal vehicles with an identification mark, which are located near the main entrance no further than 30 meters, and accessible to the disabled.

A separate bathroom (No. C214) is organized for the disabled with equipped with special convenient plumbing, handrails, holders. There is enough free space inside the room, which allows not just a person to move, but at the same time use a walker, a wheelchair, or go in together — a disabled person and an accompanying person.

An elevator with an identification mark has been allocated.

At the same time, according to the requirements, a special room was allocated in the interior of the GUK for conducting classes with students with special educational needs in room No. 2102.

Light beacons are installed in all the Houses of students and the University’s GUK from the path on the walls at a height of 1.5 to 2.1 m. The color of the beacons on the paths of safe movement is green, in areas of increased attention – yellow, and in areas of dangerous or restricted accessibility — red.

Material and technical support

In order to improve the quality of education for students with disabilities, JSC “ALT University” inclusive education room No. 2102 GUK is provided with the following special equipment:

desktop magnifier on a bracket with backlight;
pencil for writing in Braille (male);
calculator “talking”;
a set of films for the “Shkolnik” device;
tactile Braille ruler 14 cm;
tactile Braille ruler 30 cm;
the device is 18-line for writing in Braille;
device for relief drawing “Shkolnik”;
Braille protractor for the blind;
triangle with relief scale for the blind.
SARA CE is a new generation of autonomous scanning and reading machine for blind and visually impaired users.

Educational and methodological support

The scientific library of JSC “ALT University” is provided with the necessary literature on the implementation of inclusive education in universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in book and electronic formats in three languages (Kazakh, Russian, English).

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Проведения консультаций офиса инклюзивного образования и психологической

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