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Disability Data Efforts in Central America

Learn about the MECOVI Program, a regional effort to standardize disability data in Central America. Discover the next steps for the Washington Group in analyzing and recommending data collection practices. Find out how Central American countries are utilizing methodological papers and sample questions to improve their own disability surveys.

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Disability Data Efforts in Central America

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  1. Disability Data Efforts in Central America Washington Group on Disability Statistics Bangkok, Thailand September 30, 2004 Daniel Mont The World Bank

  2. Disability Data in Latin America • Region wide effort to improve and standardize disability data in LA • Coordinated by MECOVI - “Programa para el Mejoramiento de las Encuestas y la Medición de Condiciones de Vida”, the Spanish translation for the Program for Improvement of the Surveys of Living Conditions • In Southern Cone, Andes, Central America, and the Caribbean

  3. What is the MECOVI Program? • Regional program of technical assistance for capacity building to improve the household surveys to measure living conditions and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean • Jointly launched in 1996 by IDB, World Bank and UN-ECLAC • Subsequently supported by other donors: UNDP, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, US, Japan, Soros Foundation, etc.

  4. Central America • Individual disability data assessments undertaken by NSOs • Reported at meeting in Managua in August • Mostly low rates of disability • Mainly questions like “do you have a disability?” • Exception is new disability survey released by Nicaragua which had prevalence on questions more based on functions – roughly 11 percent • Presentation about Washington Group

  5. Next Steps • Commission detailed analysis of each country’s data set(s) • Commission paper analyzing reasons behind differences • To what extent a result of methodological differences? • To what extent a result of socio-demographic differences ? • Come up with recommendations for standardizing data collection

  6. What role for Washington Group? • Some Central American countries plan on moving ahead with disability surveys and are interested in being part of pre-test • Methodological papers and sample questions could inform cross-regional study • Other sub-regions of LA following similar plans

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