This article reveals the importance of inclusive education in creating and developing the necessary organizational conditions for active participation in social and cultural life of people with disabilities, including children and youth. It also emphasizes the need to support children with special educational needs. The article systematically analyzes modern trends in the development of inclusive education and highlights the pedagogical, psychological and organizational foundations of supporting children with disabilities in general education schools. It also reveals the importance of creating equal opportunities in the educational environment, ensuring an individual approach, strengthening the cooperation of specialists and introducing innovative technologies. The problems arising in the process of inclusive education, in particular, the lack of methodological support, the level of professional training of teachers and shortcomings in the infrastructure of information technologies, are analyzed. At the same time, the possibilities of improving the quality of education through the use of distance learning and assistive technologies are substantiated.