Translation of the Washington Group Tools Tools developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) are intended for use internationally with the goal of producing cross-nationally
In order to collect internationally comparable data, it is important that the WG question be used without any changes to the wording of questions, order of questions, response
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,
New Release: The CFM - Teacher Version - A Comparative Evaluation Validating the Child Functioning Module - Teacher Version Good-quality data are key to eliminating discrimination based on
How Does The WG-SS Differ From Disability Eligibility Determination? The WG-SS goes beyond identifying those who would be eligible for specific disability programs. This blog explores the difference
New Tools for Fostering Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Education: Release of the CFM-TV and IEM Now Available: The Child Functioning Module - Teacher Version and the Inclusive Education
Should The Washington Group Questions Determine If Difficulties Are Long-term Or Short-term? This blog explains the reasoning behind the lack of any explicit mention of whether an activity limitation
Learning From The Use Of The Washington Group Questions In Development And Humanitarian Programmes This post discusses issues in collecting disability data in humanitarian situations, and the
Three main purposes for the collection of disability data have been identified: Monitor the Population: to understand the scope of disability in a population for evaluating policies and
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) SPSS Syntax As with the WG Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS), analysis of the WG
