i need to put my phone in recovery mode, how do i do that ?

I am not sure what you mean by disabled? Do you see something as shown in the pic below?

In that case...

Following this process, the only way out. The steps given in this link will help you reset the passcode -> If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your ...

nashayla259 wrote:

i need to put my phone in recovery mode

Why do you want to do that?