Learning Lessons From Using The Washington Group Questions In Education Programming Girls Education Challenge (GEC) is a flagship DFID programme aiming to help up to a million of the world’s poorest
Video 4: I want to tell you a little bit more about the short set of questions. They were developed for a number of reasons – we needed questions that were brief, that were simple, that were
Why is it Important to Identify the Population with Disabilities? – a video just released by the WG – is available here The WG has partnered with Sightsavers and the Center for Inclusive Policy to
New Content! WG Videos on Disability The WG has partnered with Sightsavers and the Center for Inclusive Policy to produce a series of 5 videos. The WG has partnered with the Center for
An Introduction to the WG Questions Sets In 2001, the International Seminar on the Measurement of Disability1 was held in New York. During this meeting participants agreed that existing data on
Ideally, the questions should be answered by the individual in question (self-report) with the exception of those who are not capable of responding themselves. However, in a census setting and for
‘Disability’ is a word whose meaning can vary not only across cultures but among people in the same culture. Moreover, in some cultures the term is associated with shame and/or stigma. In order
The intention with the Short Set questions is to record, with the exception of seeing and hearing, difficulties people have with unaccommodated functioning (without the use of assistive devices or
The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning: Question Specifications The Short Set on Functioning for use on national censuses and surveys was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group
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)
