His pioneer training in Almaty has resulted in a strong partnership there between IATP-Kazakhstan and the Almaty School for the Deaf. He continues to do his trainings in Tashkent. He is hoping to find funding for Gallaudet University next year. Oleg Volkovich , IATP Central Asia Coordinator Dr. David Mikosz and IATP Technical Specialist Dmitriy Grinko Samarkand is very old but the IATP is helping to make it modern. Two of the students officially open the Computer-now connected to the rest of the world through the Internet.
Excited students begin to use the Internet.
After the celebrations, one of the teachers begins to use the Internet. This site is the only free Internet Center in Samarkand where people can not only use the Internet for free but even more importantly, receive training in how to use the Internet, how to create web pages and so on. Furthermore, the Samarkand Public Access Internet Site will also serve as a nerve center for service-based Internet initiatives in the Samarkand area. This is truly an equal partnership. The Internet Access Center opened on a trial basis in the fall of 2000.