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New Report: Maldives Bureau of Statistics releases disability data collected in 2022 Census
“Disability in The Maldives: An analysis from Census 2022”
The Population and Housing Census of Maldives collects comprehensive data across a range of topics, and for the first time in 2022, collected information on disability...
Statement on the Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities – GLAD-IDA statement at Conference on Education Data and Statistics supports use of Child Functioning Module
GLAD-IDA statement at Conference on Education Data and Statistics supports use of Child Functioning Module
Disability Resources for the ESCWA Region
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia’s (ESCWA) Disability Statistics program aims to improve the production, dissemination and communication of disability statistics in areas of critical concern, including those...
New Report: Children with Disabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Statistical Overview of Their Well-Being
As part of UNICEF’s continued efforts, this new report provides regional estimates (drawn from 128 data sources) of children with disabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa. It also includes internationally comparable data...
Disability Data Advocacy Workshop for OPDs
Data Workshop for OPDs
The Disability Data Advocacy Workshop for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities was developed by CBM Global Disability Inclusion and UNFPA Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the Stakeholder...
UNICEF Centre of Excellence Summer School Course on Analyzing Data on Children with Disabilities
21 to 24 August 2023 Rovereto, Italy
The Centre of Excellence on Data for Children with Disabilities, launched by UNICEF in 2021, in partnership with the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science of the University of Trento,...
UNICEF Centre of Excellence on Data for Children with Disabilities - Call for Proposals
UNICEF’s Centre of Excellence on Data for Children with Disabilities has launched a call for proposals on data analyses to promote the use of data and the generation of knowledge on the state of children with disabilities.
This...
WG Featured in Feminist Economic Empowerment Newsletter
The Washington Group was featured in the recent newsletter of the Feminist Economic Empowerment group.
The newsletter can be found here.
The Feminist Economic Empowerment group at the German Agency for International Cooperation...
Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics mourns the passing of Judy Heumann. Judy was a friend and early supporter of the WG. She championed the rights of people with disabilities, of women, and of all to enjoy full...
New Content! WG Videos on Disability
The WG has partnered with Sightsavers and the Center for Inclusive Policy to produce a series of 5 videos.