During the existence of RALF, important steps have been taken towards a development of the area concerning working life for persons with disabilities. In the last few years, several initiatives have been taken, which have attracted various kinds of researchers and made them interested in the research field of working life and disabilities. Demands have been made for a national network for active researchers within this field.
Practitioners point out the importance of easy access to interested researchers.
Researchers emphasise the necessity of access to a forum for cross-border communication and cooperation regardless of subject, faculty and university. The purpose is the creation of a website making researchers more visible to existing and potential research users. The network will arrange an annual workshop for active researchers, focusing, among other things, on an increased internationalisation.