Photo: Dana Oparina / Anhor.uz A little more than a week remains before the presidential elections in Uzbekistan, but it turns out that some polling stations are not adapted to the needs of disabled people. Anhor.uz journalist Dana Oparina and Deputy Chairperson of the Association of...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz The involvement of blind and visually impaired teachers in the education system is necessary for the promotion of inclusion in this field of Uzbekistan. But have equal conditions and opportunities been created for them to carry out teaching activities like teachers without...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz Despite some positive changes in the development of civil society in Uzbekistan, registration of public organisations is still an extremely frustrating process. I have analysed the recent case of an initiative group of young volunteers in Tashkent, who have already received...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / “Gazeta.uz” On 28 April 2020 a draft presidential decree “On Measures to Further Improve the Education System for Disabled Children” and the Concept for the Development of Inclusive (Integrated) Education in Uzbekistan until 2030 were presented for public discussion. I did an...
My second article for CABAR.asia focused on how to make national universities in Uzbekistan accessible for disabled students. In 2018, university applicants with I and II group of disability exercised their right to receive higher education. This was made possible due to the additional two-percent...