In Switzerland, the adequate schooling of children and adolescents with special education needs and disabilities is laid down in law. Since 2008, special needs education has solely been the task of the cantons. This means that the cantons are responsible for the content, legalities and financing of special needs schooling. Due to this new task allocation, each canton is obliged to define the special needs education that it offers, along with the corresponding measures, in a special needs education concept.