The Tylsym Inclusive center opens in Kazan

Special equipment for watching films has been purchased for visually impaired students

More than 100 children with special needs attend the Tylsym Inclusive Center in Kazan. Group developmental classes are available for them, as well as an early development school and training apartment. For the first time, visually impaired children will be able to attend film screenings together with other children – special equipment has been purchased with funding from the Movement of First grant.

A portable screen reader allows a volunteer to describe everything that is shown on the screen but not sounded to a blind child. The volunteers will be students from schools 73 and 82 and lyceum No.5, who have already been helping the children at the center.

In a special space, children take group classes in neuro-creativity, yoga, and correction, which last 45 minutes and take place twice a week. Up to six children and their parents attend these classes. They also hold master classes, Aikido training and theater workshop classes.

The center has an adaptable creativity room, gym, hall with equipment and games, as well as development of fine motor skills and sensory perception. At the request of parents, a cafe for snacks and events has also been equipped.

There is also an apartment in the center that is similar to a residential one, where children with disabilities can learn household skills under the supervision of tutors. Children learn cleaning, washing, sewing and cooking, which will help them become more independent in the future.

Currently, 20 children aged 9-12 are attending the training apartment. Their training will last for three months – until the end of December. The training program has been designed specifically for each child. Before the start of the training, the tutor will meet with the parents and child to determine their current skills.

The inclusive center was opened in September and offers convenient public transport links, making it easy for children with disabilities to visit the center.

The first inclusive training apartment was opened in the summer of 2022 on Zakieva Street in the Sovetsky city district. In January 2024, the second one was opened on Minskaya Street. In April, a third inclusive space opened in the village of Yudino, where students work with the creative laboratory of the Railway Workers' Recreation Center. Another center for children with special needs opened in August, offering a training apartment, psychological office, blogging room, and sports rehabilitation center.

The Tylsym Inclusive Center was funded by a grant from the Movement of the First and Tatneft Charity Foundation.