This work consists of seven chapters that are related to the theme "Contributions to the history of educational rehabilitation profession in the Republic of Croatia".The first chapter includes an introduction which briefly outlines the development and activities of the educational rehabilitation profession as well as on the situation of disabled people throughout history. The second chapter which follows, refers to the historical development of the educational rehabilitation as a profession and as a field of science and speaks of the need for creating institutes for people with disabilities through time stages. The third chapter covers the very concept of disability and his understanding of the history of disability in general. This chapter also mentions the medical and social model of looking at disability. The fourth chapter refers exclusively to people with intellectual disabilities and their historical overview, as well as a historical overview of institutions exclusively related to people with intellectual disabilities. The fifth chapter is in relation to people with physical disabilities, their historical development and the historical development of institutions for the same group. The last two chapters, the sixth and seventh, are also dealing with the theme of the historical review of people with disabilities and institutions, so that the sixth chapter is related to visually impaired people and the seventh to people with hearing impairments. At the end of this work is the conclusion, literature and image contributions related to the history of the educational rehabilitation profession. The importance of the educational rehabilitation profession is unquestionable when it comes to children and people with disabilities not only in Croatia but also in the whole world. Historically seen, people with disabilities did not t had legally regulated protection or care, and therefore the development of the educational rehabilitation profession and science is even more important for this group.