Inclusion in Kazan: what has been done in a year?

“Last year became a new stage in the development of inclusion in Kazan. The main vectors were set at the meeting of the Mayor of the city with mothers of special children, during which key issues were identified and decisions were made to improve the conditions for people with disabilities”, - Guzel Sagitova, Deputy Head of the Executive Committee of Kazan, said at the XV session of the City Duma. During her speech at the City Hall, she reported about the progress of achievement of the outlined objectives.

Today, as part of remedial work with special children, 655 groups were established at preschool educational institutions for more than 10 thousand children in various nosologies. Conditions for teaching children with various disabilities have been created at 45 municipal schools. “The number of resource classes has increased from 5 to 27, and the number of classes where inclusive education of children with disabilities with other children has increased from 50 to 371”, - G.Sagitova noted. Currently, 1,011 handicapped children and 703 children with disabilities are studying at municipal educational institutions of the city.

Sixty-five children with disabilities attend classes at 17 schools of extended education. A map and a chatbot for the accessibility of social objects have been launched.

A new creative leisure center “MasterOK” has opened at school No. 49, adapted for special children. There are 13 clubs working in the cultural centers of the city, where 88 special children are engaged in different classes. On the basis of the Talantika youth club, a sports hall has been opened for handicapped people who cannot attend regular gyms.

Since August 1 2021, swimming, floorball, mini-football, hippotherapy, physical therapy and table tennis classes have been held at 13 municipal sports facilities for people with disabilities.

An important event was the opening of a specialized sports complex for children and adults with disabilities, including Paralympians, on the territory of the Yardem Mosque.

Since the beginning of the year, nine competitions have been held for people with disabilities.

In June 2022, the training of the first team of volunteers- tutors, organized by the non-profit organization “Good Kazan”, took place.

Shifts for children with disabilities were organized in children's country camps.

The public organization “Prosto drugie” (Simply different) together with the administration of the Sovetsky district implemented a project of a training apartment for people with intellectual disabilities.

Currently, the inclusive leisure center “Peremena” is being prepared for opening on Kul Gali str., 10, where pottery, carpentry, cooking and ceramics classes will work. The fitness sessions for mothers raising children with special needs will also open here.

At the end of August, the Good Kazan coworking will open on Sechenov Street,5. It will bring together representatives of more than 100 charitable communities. Now the premises with an area of 506 sq.m are undergoing renovation.

An inclusive coworking coffee shop is being created on Dubravnaya Street, 43, where young people with disabilities can acquire the skills of a barista, waiter, cook, florist, designer and get a job.

It was decided to organize inclusive leisure centers for children with disabilities in all districts of the city at the initiative of Ilsur Metshin.

Today, more than 80 thousand disabled people live in Kazan, more than 5.6 thousand of whom are children. “People with disabilities are one of the most socially vulnerable groups of citizens. Thanks to Kazan's unique perseverance and comprehensive approach, we manage to change the situation for the better step by step”, - the Mayor summed up.