Article 17-2. Ensuring access to information for people with disabilities The Law on Access to Information

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1. The State provides persons with disabilities with access to information in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan by:

1) the issue of periodical, scientific, educational, reference, informational and fiction literature for persons with disabilities, including those published in relief-dotted Braille;

2) sign language translation or subtitling of at least one news television program in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) compliance of the Internet resources of information holders with the national standard for ensuring accessibility of web content for persons with disabilities;

4) the adaptability of the Internet resources of government agencies and quasi-public sector entities for use by persons with disabilities with visual and/or hearing impairments;

5) free access to information stands and (or) other technical means of a similar purpose with information about the activities of the information holders;

6) posting on the Internet resource of the authorized body in the field of social protection of the population and territorial divisions of its departments up-to-date and complete information on social protection measures for persons with disabilities.

2. Sign language translation is used as a means of interpersonal communication, which is also used in educational programs for hearing-impaired children.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 16, 2015 No. 401-V SAM.

This Law regulates public relations resulting from the exercise of everyone's constitutional right to freely receive and disseminate information in any manner not prohibited by law.

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