Abstract: The subject of this research is the restoration and maintenance of the health of students with disabilities. The article discusses the legal aspects adopted by the Russian Federation, which are aimed at assertion of humanistic values, ideals, and harmonious development of persons with health limitations. The presented material reveals the peculiarities of implementation of inclusive education in higher educational institutions. Special attention is given to creation of the conditions in organization of pedagogical process in physical culture (swimming) for students with disabilities. Hydro-kinesiotherapy[WU1] is proposed as a means of optimal use of inclusion in the field of physical culture, as it implies therapeutic and recovery swimming, as well as unification and teaching of all students in a single educational system. The main conclusions of the proposed method are reflected in the scientific research and textbooks developed by the authors that describe hydro-kinesiotherapy as the remedy for promotion of health of students with disabilities. The article indicates the undeniable positive effect of water and swimming in combination with physical rehabilitation, which have a versatile impact on the body and contribute to strengthening and restoration of locomotor apparatus. The obtained results testify to the effectiveness of using hydro-kinesiotherapy, and give grounds for its implementation in the universities, healthcare centers, lessons of therapeutic swimming. The author emphasizes the need for the educational institutions of general purpose to extend their social functions for solving the tasks of professional education alongside rehabilitation tasks, thereby becoming a rehabilitation and educational pedagogical system. [WU1]