The WG-SS question response categories capture a range of severity in the difficulty experienced. Multiple disability scenarios can be described depending on the domain(s) of interest and the choice…
Video 6: I wanted to talk a little bit about data collection methodology - some of the things that we do in the WG that apply to any data collection anywhere. We think that these are good methods…
Video 5: Now I want to talk a little bit about data analysis using the short set of questions. We need data so that we can measure disability prevalence rates. We want to make comparisons, not only…
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…
Video 3: I’d like to tell you a little bit about one the tools that we’ve developed - that’s the short set of questions on disability that was designed specifically for censuses but has since…
Video 2: I’d like to tell you a little bit about the approach of the WG in measuring disability. From the very beginning we decided that we needed a framework to build our modules on and we chose…
Video 1: Maybe you’ve heard about the Washington group on disability statistics. I’d like to tell you a little bit about it. The WG was established under the UN statistical commission in 2002…
Global Disability Summit 2025: Berlin 2-3 April 2025 The International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Germany, and the Government of Jordan will host the third Global Disability Summit…
