Zhan Botanov is a lawyer who has lived with a disability since childhood. Here he shares real cases, appeals, official responses and lessons from defending his own rights and helping others. Together we are stronger.
Blood donation helps people who need transfusions. Public explanations sometimes confuse meal compensation with earnings, a badge with an order of honour, or another country’s benefits with Kazakhstan’s…
Read article →The Russian source article was updated on 21 September 2026. Author: Zhan Botanov. Lists of “all available benefits” often mix cash payments, medical recommendations and local assistance. As…
Read article →Protecting your rights often starts with finding the correct recipient. Weeks can be lost when a service question goes to an authority that does not administer it. Zhan…
Read article →Running a business can offer a person with a disability greater independence, a suitable schedule and an accessible workplace. A grant application needs to show how an idea…
Read article →Obtaining disability status should depend on medical evidence and an assessment of activity limitations, rather than how convincingly someone describes an illness. Zhan Botanov knows how difficult the…
Read article →Repeatedly proving limitations caused by an incurable illness means journeys, queues, costs and uncertainty. Zhan Botanov, a lawyer who has lived with a disability since childhood, believes every…
Read article →You do not need to memorise every code to protect your rights. It is more useful to know where to look for an answer to a specific question.…
Read article →A refusal of disability status, a lower group or another one-year award instead of indefinite status can substantially affect daily life. Before writing to every authority, identify the…
Read article →A reply letter is only part of a disability assessment appeal. The important questions are whether the arguments have been examined and what happens next. On 9 September…
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