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Book resource: International Measurement of Disability: Purpose, Method and Application

… of the development and testing of WG-SS; the experiences of several countries on the use of the WG questions and how this has impacted on national agendas in the area of disability; the development and…

Is it possible to modify the way questions are administered?

…It is recommended that the response options be read aloud as part of each of the six questions as follows:Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps? Would you say: No, no difficulty Yes, some difficulty…

Can I ask a subset of the six questions? I don’t have the resources to add all 6 questions to my census/ survey, what should I do?

… comparison. In circumstances where it is impossible for reasons of time or space to ask all six questions, these four domains should be included as the essential minimum. Furthermore, it has come to…

When does disability begin? Identifying the age of onset

…sability starts affects how that disability influences someone's life. How can we add to the Washington Group questions to collect this information?

WG Videos on Disability

… Disability Relate to the Social Model?

  Video 4: Translation of the WG Question Sets – Part 1: The Importance of Good Translation
  Video 5:…

WG/UNICEF Child Functioning Module - Teacher Version (CFM-TV)

…View and download the extended Washington Group Question Set View and download the Short Washington Group Question Set Download the Child Functioning Module - Teacher Version Questions below Access all currently…

UNICEF/WG Child Functioning Module - Humanitarian Version (CFM-HV)

…View and download the extended Washington Group Question Set View and download the Short Washington Group Question Set Download the Child Functioning Module - Humanitarian Version Questions below Access all…

Conceptual Framework

… The Washington Group (WG) question sets were developed for use in censuses and surveys according to the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of…

WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES)

…Download the Extended Set Questions below Translations of the WG-ES can be found here: Translations of WG Question Sets About the Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) Washington Group…

Cognitive Interviewing For The Washington Group

Cognitive Interviewing For The Washington Group

…Writing effective questions that produce reliable data requires testing. Cognitive interviewing is an important methodology for making sure that respondents are interpreting the questions as they are intended.