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The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced: Question Specifications

…The WG Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The basic actions represented in this set of 12 questions are those that are most often…

The Washington Group Disability Training Workshops

…The Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) has conducted or participated in numerous disability training workshops designed to disseminate information on the collection and dissemination of disability data, and…

Disaggregation by Disability: A way forward

… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, who is also involved in the work of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics gives an overview of the progress made with the Washington Group…

The Washington Group / UNICEF Child Functioning Module (CFM) – Ages 2-4 Years

…The Washington Group/UNICEF Child Functioning Module (CFM) was developed, tested and adopted by UNICEF and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of…

The Data Collection Tools Developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and their Recommended Use

…The Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG), a city group established under the United Nations Statistical Commission, was formed to address the urgent need for population-based measures of disability by…

Reports to the UN Secretary General on Activities of the WG – as documented for the UN Statistical Commission

…As a City Group constituted under the auspices of the UN Statistical Commission, the Washington Group on Disability Statistics is required to prepare a report (either as an item for information or discussion) for the…

The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning

… for use on national censuses and surveys was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability…

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

…This volume provides an informed review of the Washington Group accomplishments in the provision of international data and statistics on disability within the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with…

The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS)

…The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability and…

Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) SPSS Syntax

…Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) SPSS Syntax Disability is best understood as a continuum. In terms of difficulty functioning, the…