A Short History on the Question Sets Developed by the Washington Group In 2001, the International Seminar on the Measurement of Disability was held in New York. During this meeting…
The Washington Group has assembled an array of resources on disability. These provide background and guidance about the WG, the definition and measurement of disability, and how disability is…
The Washington Group Short Set, Extended Set and Short-Set Enhanced Question Sets have been translated into the official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) and two other…
Disability Disaggregation: Envisioning Inclusive Development Inclusion is the guiding principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which includes the pledge to leave no one behind…
The COVID-19 webinar took place August 25, 2020 To view the "Using the Washington Group Tools to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disability" document, click here. To view the…
This website (‘the site’) is published by The Washington Group on Disability Statistics (‘WG’). The 'site' includes other materials published by WG which are on the site or reached via links on the…
Below is a list of published journal articles, books (including book chapters and proceedings) and reports that focus on the tools developed by the Washington Group. This WG Published Materials…
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…
