Staff work on projects that meet their skills and interests as well as a specific need within the IL field. A project might be the sole activity within a grant to resolve a particular IL need. However, multiple and programmatically sequenced projects are commonly found within centers that are concerned with a more global need.
Projects bridge local, state, and national levels.
Often, research is programmatic in that one project leads to the need for new IL products, research, product development and publication, education and training, technical assistance, and dissemination. A core area is a designated domain for Center IL research. Core areas include Independent Living , Health Promotion , and Disability Policy . The IL Core is concerned with advocacy, services, approaches, and interventions that enhance IL in the community. Each of the core areas include projects, centers, and grants that are directly related to one of the three core areas.