Disability Measurement and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics for Non-Government Organisations, March 2017
Note: The video links will take you to the University College London website, where the videos are hosted.
These videos are a live recording of an Introductory training for Non-Government Organisations. At times some of the question and answer section may be hard to hear. If you need clarification please email WG_Secretariat [at] cdc.gov
Session 1 Video: Overview of Disability Measurement and the Washington Group Short Set (1h 35m)
Session 1 Accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
Topics Covered:
- State of disability data
- Conceptual model behind WG methodology
- Challenges with collecting disability data
- WG objectives, history, development and global use
- Limitations
Session 2 Video: Collecting Disability Data (1h 42m)
Session 2 Accompanying PowerPoint presentation
Topics Covered:
- Challenges of collecting disability data
- What does not work
- Translation
- Interviewer training
Session 3 Video: The Importance & Feasibility of Disaggregation by Disability Status (57m)
Session 3 Accompanying PowerPoint presentation
Topics Covered:
- What sort of data can the WG Short Set produce
- The issue of prevelance
- Recommendations for cut off and defining disability using the WG
- Sustainable Development Goals and disaggregation
- How to disaggregate WG data
- Where you can use the WG questions
- What disaggregation can and cannot do
Session 4 Video: The WG/UNICEF Module on Child Functioning (1h 14m)
Session 4 Accompanying PowerPoint presentation
Topics Covered:
- Why do we need data on children?
- Challenges specific to child disability measurement
- Objectives / Principles behind the WG/UNICEF Child set of questions
- How it was tested