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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) carried out a set of projects to improve disability statistics in the Asia/Pacific region. The first project (2004 – 2006) focused on Improving Disability Statistics and Measurement; introduced the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework for the development of questions on disability and functioning; discussed question design and testing for census to measure disability through censuses, and produced a Disability Statistics Training Manual. The second project (2008 – 2010) was entitled ‘Improvement of Disability Measurement and Statistics in Support of Biwako Millennium Framework and Regional Census Programme’, and was a follow up to the earlier project. It focused specifically on the cognitive and field testing of an extended set of disability questions for surveys.

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The inclusion of persons with disabilities in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has become an uncontested priority with the principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ in sharp contrast with the past when people with disabilities were largely excluded from the global development agenda.

To ensure people with disabilities are not left behind, sufficient data must be collected so that all person-level Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators can be disaggregated by disability status. This will allow for the comprehensive monitoring of the well-being and inclusion of persons with disabilities, and the advancement of their rights.

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 Disabilities during its first 10-12 years.. It includes a description of the development and testing of WG-SS; the experiences of several countries on the use of the WG questions and how this has impacted on national agendas in the area of disability; the development and testing of the WG-ES; the challenges of translation and the importance of generating comparable question sets in different languages and within different cultures; the examination of cognitive testing techniques in a variety of countries; and the results of the first round of censuses in 2010 in countries using the six question set.

This 2-hour course has been designed to support humanitarian program staff understand, plan for and use, the Washington Group questions to identify persons with disabilities in humanitarian action. With case studies, practical examples and a wealth of supportive resources, the e-learning is an essential entry point for all program staff interested in understanding more about how to use the Washington Group questions. The e-learning is available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish.

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 Commission’s annual meeting. These reports document the work completed by the WG during the preceding year as well as its workplan for the coming year. The Commission is requested to express its views on the findings and conclusions of the WG and the proposal for its future work; in particular, the e Commission’s approval on its workplan.