As of October 1, 2024, more than 20.7 thousand people with disabilities (hereinafter referred to as LSI) were covered by various employment promotion measures. A total of 106.8 thousand people with special needs (28%) are currently employed.
As of October 1, 2024, 732.1 thousand people with disabilities live in Kazakhstan, or 3.6% of the total population, 381.3 thousand of whom are of working age.
In accordance with the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, local executive bodies establish a quota of jobs for LSI in the amount of 2 to 4% of the total number of employees (with a total number of employees of at least 50 people), excluding jobs in heavy work, work with harmful and dangerous working conditions. During the nine months of this year, 5.4 thousand people were employed according to the quota.
People with special needs are also involved in active measures to promote employment. So, as of October 1 this year, 5,9 thousand people were employed in permanent jobs, 505 people were employed in youth practice, 654 people were employed in social jobs, 5,9 thousand people were employed in public works, 828 people were employed under the Silver Age project, and the First Workplace project 183 people, according to the project "Contract of generations" – 6 people.
272 people were enrolled in short–term professional training, and 5,000 people were trained in the basics of entrepreneurship under the Bastau Business project.
To open their own business, citizens belonging to socially vulnerable segments of the population are provided with state grants in the amount of up to 400 MCI (1.4 million tenge). To date, 1,470 LSI have received such support.
Also, since 2018, taking into account international experience, the procedure for subsidizing the costs of employers associated with equipping a special workplace for the employment of persons with disabilities has been introduced. This year, 71 special workplaces have been created.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/enbek/press/news/details/873726