Eighteenth meeting: November 6-9, 2018 in Rome, Italy
Executive Summary
Detailed Meeting Program
Pre-Meeting Session
- Pre-meeting Session I: Background, History, and Development of WG’s Data Collection Tools [pdf]
- Data Production and Analysis using the WG Tools [pdf]
Annual Meeting
Session 1: Opening Session
Session 2: International Developments in Disability Measurement
- Disability Inclusion in the World Bank – Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo [pdf]
- Rural Economic Opportunities and People with Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa – Sara Savastano [pdf]
- Developments in the Area of Disability Statistics in the Contexts of the Ongoing Modernization of the European Social Surveys – Lucian Agafitei [pdf]
Session 3: WG Data Collection Tools – Guidance and Resources
- WG Data Collection Tools and Data Analysis – Mitchell Loeb [pdf]
- WG Resources and Guidance for Implementation – Julie Weeks [pdf]
Session 4: Monitoring the UN CRPD and SDGs through Data Disaggregation
Session 5: Strategies for Dissemination of Data Collected using the WG Question Sets
Session 6: Measuring Environmental Factors and Participation
Session 7: Development of Measures Specific to Psychosocial Functioning
- WG Mental Health and Psychosocial Functioning Work Group Update – Marguerite Schneider and Elena De Palma [pdf]
- Psychosocial Disability and the Washington Group Short Set: An Australian Perspective [pdf]
Session 8: Uses of Administrative Systems to Collect Information on Disability
- Washington Group Questions and Administrative Data – Daniel Mont [pdf]
- Research Findings for Public Service Disability 2018: Washington Group Questions Test Findings in Statistics South Africa – Xoliswa Ndamase [pdf]
Session 9: International Collaborations
- Introducing the Titchfield City Group on Ageing and Age Disaggregated Statistics – Elena De Palma and Xoliswa Ndamase [pdf]
- DFAT Partnership and Future Plans for Capacity Building – Jennifer Madans [pdf]
Session 10: Innovative Applications of the WG Questions
- Using WG Data from Big Data Sets to Identify Invisible Groups – Islay Mactaggart [pdf]
- Collecting Data on Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action – Pauline Thivillier [pdf]
- The Inclusive Data Charter: Sightsavers’ Experience from Planning to Practice [pdf]
- Innovative Applications of the WG Questions – Nora Groce [pdf]
Session 11: Country Experiences and Activities Related to Disability Statistics
- Summary of Annual Activities Related to Disability Statistics – Cordell Golden [pdf]
- Current Status of Work Related to Disability Statistics in China – Xiaoying Zheng and Yanan Luo [pdf]