Madina Karsakpayeva

Mrs. Madina Karsakpayeva is the coordinator on work with disabled people at the Almaty City Society of People with Disabilities. After 16 years of home education (both school and university), she received a scholarship for an Erasmus Mundus MA programme in Special and Inclusive Education that led her to study in the UK, Norway and Czech Republic. This experience showed her a world of opportunities, access and acceptance, and she discovered how different countries implement inclusive education policies. Being the first Erasmus Mundus alumni with disability from Kazakhstan urged her to launch a Disability Network within the Erasmus Mundus Association to help other peers around the world believe in themselves and access this world of unlimited opportunities. Back in Kazakhstan, Madina led several events aimed at promoting inclusion for people with disabilities, such as an introductory seminar for teachers, directors and other professionals of more than 10 schools of Almaty City. Prior to joining the Almaty City Society of People with Disabilities, Madina worked in various areas such as volunteering, translation, English teaching and computer literacy for youth with Disabilities in Kazakhstan.