The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) recognizes that ‘disability is an evolving concept’ (UNCRPD, 2006, p. 1), and defines persons with disabilities as those who…
The Washington Group (WG) question sets were developed for use in censuses and surveys according to the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. The questions reflect advances in the…
The WG’s mission and adopted work plan, decided upon by all WG members, is carried out by workgroups constituted to address specific tasks related to disability measurement, methodologies and…
In the past, the Washington Group (WG) received funding from the World Bank for the development of the WG-Short Set of questions (WG-SS), and collaborated with the Statistics Division…
Past Annual Meetings of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics To date, 20 annual meetings have been held by the WG: SITE DATE Washington DC 02/2002 …
Save the Children launches report: – Protect A Generation Report: The impact of COVID-19 on children The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions of people around the world. For some, it has caused…
Complete annotated guidelines are provided in SPSS, SAS and Stata. These will allow you to analyze data collected using each of the WG tools (WG-SS, WG-SS Enhanced, and WG-ES) and create disability…
