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… disability. Disability is not uniformly measured around the world, different countries used different questions, they have different definitions of disability and that creates data that aren’t comparable. In…

How to Create a WG Country Report on Disability: Recording Available & Follow Up Webinar Information

… webinars will occur on two dates 2 July 2024 11 July 2024 Time: 8:00am-9:00am EDT (New York) Question & Answer Webinars description: These are follow-up webinars to the 27 June webinar on how to…

Twelfth meeting: Bangkok, 23-25 October 2012

… presented. Using data from the 2011 NHIS, results from further analysis of the WG extended set of questions on functioning (ES-F) were also presented. Representatives from NCHS provided a presentation…

Thirteenth meeting: Amman, 29-31 October 2013

… using data from the 2010 and 2011 US NHIS addressing how best to combine information from several questions per domain on the WG extended set on functioning and develop standards for determination of…

Does the Short Set apply to all age groups?

…The six WG questions were designed for a census context (general population 5 years of age and above) where the collection of disability data in a country may be otherwise very limited. The WG has acknowledged that…

WG Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS)

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

The Washington Group Questions In Action: Six Lessons Sightsavers Has Learned So Far…

The Washington Group Questions In Action: Six Lessons Sightsavers Has Learned So Far…

… blog entry in this series, this entry explains the key findings from using the Washington Group questions in a programmatic setting: words matter, education on the WG Short Set is essential, practice makes…

WG/UNICEF Inclusive Education Module (IEM)

…View and download the extended Washington Group Question Set View and download the Short Washington Group Question Set Download the Inclusive Education Module Access all currently available languages on the…

Why Global Health And Functioning Indicators Like The GALI Are Not Suitable For Disaggregation

…This blog explains why the single question on disability linked to participation that some countries have proposed, known as the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI), is not appropriate for disaggregating SDG…

Eleventh meeting: Southampton, 14-16 November 2011

… using the WG Short Set were presented. Preliminary findings from analyses of the WG extended set of questions on functioning using data obtained from the US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were also…