Cultural and historical aspect of society attitude towards people with disabilities
People with disabilities were not always perceived as persons with individual characteristics and capabilities. The paper examines the attitude of society to people with disabilities throughout history - from primitive society to modern days. For a long time, society considered them useless and even dangerous. It expelled, isolated them, deprived them of their rights and sympathized with them. The development of science and education, the humanization of social relations, the consolidation of states in the struggle for world peace have led to the realization of the value of each person’s life, regardless of their characteristics, and the desire to ensure all citizens equal opportunities in the realization of rights and freedoms.