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Member Webinar: How to Create a WG Country Report on Disability

… of a sample country report on disability. We will also share answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about preparing the reports. In the latter part of the webinar, attendees will have the…

HI_Transcript_Video-5-1.docx

…Video 5: Now I want to talk a little bit about data analysis using the short set of questions. We need data so that we can measure disability prevalence rates. We want to make comparisons, not only between countries…

Seventeenth meeting: October 30 – November 2, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

… Translation of the Washington Group Tools The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning Question Specifications Analytic Guidelines for the Washington Group Short Set Analytic Guidelines for the…

Past WG Annual Meetings

… 2020 census round. The key outcomes of the meeting include: To share the psychosocial test questions To send examples of questions on transportation  to the  Environment and Participation…

NSO Trainings

… including FAQs & Blogs are cited. Find the powerpoint here.  2: Cognitive Testing of Questions to Improve Data Quality This presentation provides an overview of cognitive testing. Cognitive…

Sixteenth meeting: December 6-9, 2016 in Pretoria, South Africa

… from national statistical offices (NSOs) during which issues related to the implementation of the WG questions and the analysis of the resulting data will be discussed. NSOs currently planning or embarking on…

Basic Guide To Sampling For Disability Surveys

… purpose of the analysis, the intended degree of disaggregation, and the level of accuracy desired. A question often asked is what sample size is needed to generate a large enough sample of people with…

First meeting: Washington, D.C., 18-20 February 2002

… on Disability Global Measures of Disability This session focused on the types and numbers of questions that could be useful in census formats.  The impact of the cut point associated with limited…

How Can Administrative Data Be Used For Collecting Data On Disability?

… Many of the issues we will discuss apply to both types of systems but not all. Our first question is, can administrative data be used to track the prevalence of disability? In order for this to be…

Should you use the WG questions in your humanitarian programming? A tool to help you decide.

…Should you use the WG questions in your humanitarian programming? A tool to help you decide. This blog presents five criteria developed to help humanitarian workers make the best decisions regarding the use of the WG…