EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE USA: FROM CONCEPT TO PRACTICAL REALIZATION
The article is devoted to the history of special education and its origin and development in the United States of America. The educational aspect of the above mentioned problem is in the focus of the author’s attention. The main stages of the origin and development of special education in the USA are characterized. The results of this investigation can present interest to historians of education, specialists in social education and special educators.