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

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…

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

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…

The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES)

The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics…

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

The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington…

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

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).…

Where is the best place to add the Short Set to a census or survey?

This module of six questions is best situated either at the beginning of a survey questionnaire (together with the demographic information collected on household family members) or towards the…

Do the questions refer to the use of assistive devices?

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…

What about short-term or temporary difficulties? Are they included?

The WG questions do not address duration. Based on test results, the WG determined that when people answer the Short Set of questions, more often than not, they think of the difficulties they have in…

Can I change the answer categories?

Disability is not a Yes/No dichotomy but describes a dynamic and complex relationship between a person, the environment in which they live and their ability to participate in society on an equal…

Can I ask a subset of the six questions? I don’t have the resources to add all 6 questions to my census/ survey, what should I do?

A comprehensive measure to determine disability includes all six domains of functioning: seeing, hearing, walking/climbing steps, remembering/concentrating, self-care and communication.As noted in…