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Definition of Disability

… on those who have difficulty in carrying out a few basic, universal activities, the Washington Group (WG) seeks to identify those who would be at greater risk than the general population of social…

Importance of Disability Data

… collection, and commitments were made to collect data using questions developed by the Washington Group (WG). Gathering disaggregated data is essential for human rights from the perspective of meeting the…

Support and Funding

… In the past, the Washington Group (WG) received funding from the World Bank for the development of the WG-Short Set of questions (WG-SS), and collaborated with the Statistics Division in the United…

New Tool Release & Webinar: Launch of the Child Functioning Module – Humanitarian Version & Updated Estimates on Children with Disabilities

… progress towards inclusive policies and programmes. Since 2016, UNICEF and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics' Child Functioning Module has supported over 60 countries in…

Published Materials

… book chapters and proceedings) and reports that focus on the tools developed by the Washington Group. This WG Published Materials list is updated periodically. If you are aware of any published research…

Past WG Annual Meetings

… Past Annual Meetings of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics To date, 20 annual meetings have been held by the WG: SITE DATE Washington DC 02/2002 Canada 01/2003…

A Washington Group Primer

… View and download the extended Washington Group Question Set View and download the Washington Group/UNICEF Question Sets for children

COVID-19 News

…The COVID-19 webinar took place August 25, 2020 To view the "Using the Washington Group Tools to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disability" document, click here.  To view the presentation slides,…

The COVID-19 webinar took place August 25, 2020

…The COVID-19 webinar took place August 25, 2020 To view the "Using the Washington Group Tools to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disability" document, click here.  To view the presentation slides,…

The Washington Group on Disability Statistics will hold its 21st Annual Meeting virtually from November 8-10, 2021

…The Washington Group on Disability Statistics will hold its 21st Annual Meeting virtually from November 8-10, 2021