Transcript Objectives and Agenda - Washington Group on Disability Statistics

16th Annual Meeting of the
Washington Group on Disability
Statistics
Accomplishments, Objectives and
Agenda
Jennifer Madans (U.S.A.)
National Center for Health Statistics/
Washington Group on Disability Statistics
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WG – laying the foundation:
1. Agreement to develop short and extended sets
of internationally comparable disability
measures for censuses and surveys
2. Using the ICF as a framework
3. Equalization of opportunities selected as
purpose of measurement
4. Developed a comparable testing methodology
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WG Tools:
1. WG Short set adopted 2006
2. WG Extended set on functioning for adults adopted
2010
3. WG/UNICEF Module on Child Functioning – adopted
by UNICEF, to be considered by WG at WG-16
4. WG/UNICEF Module on Inclusive Education –
cognitive testing commenced
5. Module for use in Labor Force Surveys (with ILO) –
cognitive testing commenced
6. Module on Mental Health under development
7. Additional extended set on the environment and
participation currently under development
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Summary of annual meetings
1. Washington, DC
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2/2002
Canada
1/2003
Belgium
2/2004
Thailand
9/2004
Brazil
9/2005
Uganda
10/2006
Ireland
9/2007
Philippines 10/2008
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9. Tanzania
10.Luxembourg
11.Bermuda
12.Thailand
13.Jordan
14.Argentina
15.Denmark
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10/2009
11/2010
11/2011
10/2012
10/2013
10/2014
10/2015
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WG-15 in Copenhagen Oct, 2015:
The meeting was attended by 72 persons:
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32 representing national statistical authorities from 23
countries;
15 representatives from universities or national institutes
of public health or other national research bodies or
ministries;
4 representatives from the National Center for Health
Statistics (WG Secretariat);
13 representatives from organizations representing
persons with disabilities; and
8 representatives from international organizations (DFAT,
DFID, Eurostat, ILO, JICA, UN DESA/UN Secretariat of
the CRPD, WHO-FIC Collaborating Center - Netherlands)
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WG-15 Key Sessions:
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Proposed guidelines for analyzing data obtained
from the WG extended set on functioning
Methodological issues concerning surveys: Child
disability: WG/UNICEF modules on child functioning
& inclusive education – status reports
Methodological issues concerning surveys: mental
health, disability module for labor force surveys,
environmental factors & participation
Review recent international activities in disability
statistics including the use of outcome indicators
for monitoring the UN CRPD and SDGs
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Workshops and Expert Consultations:
Nairobi, Kenya
06/2005
Mumbai, India*
09/2012
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
12/2006
Belmonpan, Belize*
01/2013
Sarajevo, Bosnia &
Herzegovina
02/2008
Amman, Jordan
05/2013
Bangkok, Thailand
04/2008
Podgorica, Montenegro*
07/2013
Ohrid, Macedonia
11/2008
Apia, Samoa*
06/2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh
08/2009
Hammamet, Tunisia*
02/2015
Muscat, Oman
10/2010
04/2013
Geneva, Switzerland*
07/2015
Damascus, Syria
12/2010
NY, New York*
06/2016
Sharjah, UAE
05/2011
Nadi, Fiji
07/2016
Bogotá, Colombia
07/2012
08/2013
Westchester, NY*
10/2016
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*in collaboration with UNICEF
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WG: Workgroups / Leaders
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Workgroup on the Analysis of the Extended Set
on Functioning / NCHS
Workgroup on Child Functioning / NCHS
Workgroup on Environmental Factors and
Participation / NCHS
Workgroup on Mental Health / Margie
Schneider, South Africa; Elena De Palma, Italy
Workgroup on Disability Module for Labor Force
Surveys / Daniel Mont, UCL
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Report Series of WG activities:
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WG Short Set: Disability Information from Censuses,
prepared for DPOs
WG Short Set: Development of an Internationally
Comparable Disability Measure for Censuses, prepared
for NSOs
Monitoring the UN CRPD
Understanding and Interpreting Disability as Measured
using the WG Short Set of Questions
The Measurement of Disability: Recommendations for
the 2020 Round of Censuses
Development of Extended Sets of Disability Measures for
Surveys
Disaggregation of SDG Indicators by Disability Status A way forward
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The New WG Website:
http://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/
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Volume on the history and
accomplishments of the WG:
International Measurement of
Disability:
Purpose, Method and Application
The Work of the Washington
Group
B. M. Altman (Editor)
Springer (Publisher)
Publication: June, 2016
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Collaborations:
The WG has a long history of collaboration with other
international organizations:
• UNSD (Statistical Division)
• UN DESA (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
• UNICEF (Children’s Fund)
• ILO (International Labor Organization)
• UN ESCAP / UN ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific/Western Asia)
• World Bank
• World Health Organization
• US AID
as well as many National Statistical Offices and both NonGovernmental and Disabled Person’s Organizations
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Some specific outside activities:
Cognitive testing:
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UNICEF: Module on Inclusive Education
ILO: Disability module in labor force surveys
One-UN (UN partnership with ILO, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA):
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to develop a common narrative covering approaches to
measuring disability for monitoring, cross-national
comparability, and policy development
UNICEF:
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deployment of the Module on Child Functioning in the
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Some specific outside activities:
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Handicap International: initiatives in the Andean
region, east Africa, in emergency response
situations; and training (development of elearning modules)
US AID: development of a disability module to
include the WG Short Set in the Demographic
and Health Surveys (DHS)
Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network: to
provide support and coordination in enhancing
the inclusion of persons with disabilities in
international development and humanitarian
action.
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Endorsement of WG SS in
International Initiatives
Recommendations for monitoring:
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UN DESA/UNESCO Expert Group Meeting, Paris, July ‘14
Follow-up conference on disability data, London, Oct ‘14
Adoption in International aid programs:
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UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
The 2020 round of censuses:
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UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
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Disability Data Disaggregation: Joint
Statement by the Disability Sector
“…to ensure international comparability and comparability
over time for the purposes of SDG data disaggregation for
adults, we recommend the use of the Washington Group
short set of questions. For disaggregation by disability
among children the recommended tool is the
UNICEF/Washington Group module on Child Functioning.
Both instruments can be easily and cost effectively inserted
in all national data collection efforts.”
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Use of the WG Short Set
in censuses, national surveys, disability
modules or pre-tests (n=78)
Afghanistan
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Bangladesh
Bermuda
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Chad
Croatia
China
China (Hong Kong SAR)
Dominican Republic
D.R. Congo
Egypt
Estonia
Fiji
France
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Latvia
Lesotho
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Samoa
St. Maarten
Serbia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United States
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
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The Road Ahead
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We will continue to work on question
development for sub-populations (children),
and specific areas (mental health, environment
& participation)
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Capacity building,
Training & Technical assistance,
Analysis,
Implementation, and
Dissemination.
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Main Objectives for 16th meeting
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Provide an up-date on the WG Extended Set of questions
and approve analytic guidelines;
Present work on the analysis of field test data from the
WG/UNICEF module on child functioning and approve the
module;
Up-date on the development of a disability modules on
inclusive education and labor force surveys;
Methodological issues concerning environmental factors
and participation;
Status on development of questions to measure mental
health;
Country activities and Review recent international
activities in disability statistics
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Agenda: Sessions Overview
1. Opening
2. WG Extended Set on Functioning – proposed
guidelines for analysis: for approval
3. Measuring Child Functioning: background,
results of field testing and presentation of final
module: for approval
4. WG tools for disaggregation by disability status
5. Measuring environmental factor and
participation: WG/UNICEF Module on Inclusive
Education & WG/ILO Module for LFS
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Agenda: Sessions Overview
6. Development of measures specific to Mental
Health
7. Disability Measurement in Africa
8. Country activities
9. WG Collaborations and other related activities
10.Next steps and Objectives for the 17th meeting
Post-meeting sessions
11.Planning meetings for Workgroups (if desired)
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So, Let’s begin…
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