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UN Washington Group Report and Next Steps

This report outlines the need for recommendations on including disability questions in the census. It highlights the importance of equalizing opportunities and proposes a functional approach based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). The report suggests four core domains and additional domains for capturing information on disabilities. It also discusses question wording, policymaker needs, and next steps for further analysis and testing. This report aims to provide guidance and support for policymakers in creating inclusive and accurate census data on disability.

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UN Washington Group Report and Next Steps

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  1. UN Washington Group Report and Next Steps Barbara Altman Daniel Mont Kampala, Uganda October 2006

  2. Presentation Outline • Need for Recommendations • Proposal For Report • Next Steps

  3. Need for Recommendations • UN Commission Meeting (March 2007) • Discussion Paper • Continued existence • Upcoming Censuses • Disability questions will be included • Crucial time to offer guidance Need to do something now. Perfection shouldn’t be the enemy of the good.

  4. Proposal for Report • What we agree on: • Purpose for census is equalization of opportunities • Questions shouldn’t contain the word “disability” • Functional approach based on ICF • Scaled Responses • Four core domains are… • Seeing • Hearing • Walking • Cognition

  5. Why those four domains? • Basic activity level links up with purpose • Captures large proportion of target population • Easier to capture • Cultural comparability is easier • Mode portability (mail, phone, face to face)

  6. Suggestions for Additional Domains • Self-care • Policy making issue • Identifies most vulnerable • Communication • Link to participation • Easier to measure than other important domains

  7. What about other domains? • For example, psychological, learning, upper body, etc. • Recognize their importance • Harder to target on census • Some will be picked up by other domains (will re-visit in “Next Steps” section)

  8. Question Wording • UN Commission does not recommend specific wording • We suggest an appendix that… • Lists our questions • Provides rationale for wording • Reports on test results • Appear to identify population relative to domains • Numbers and distributions make sense • No notable cultural differences • Report provides basic framework for disability questions • Washington Group endorses use of Q’s as tested

  9. Policymaker Needs • Recognize functional questions do not neatly line up with categories policymakers some times need • Explain how combinations of questions and various thresholds can be used to approximate needed categories • Provide examples of how this can be done

  10. Next Steps • Prior to report, resolve glasses/hearing aid clause issue • Further analysis to… • better understand test results • work with UNESCAP to understand discrepancies and identify commonalities • Re-visit communication question • Technical assistance to countries • Special populations (e.g., children) • Other methodological concerns (e.g., sampling)

  11. Publication of Test Results • Description of process • Results of testing • Comparisons with other work • Sample experiences of countries • Limitations of census questions • Identify issues for further research

  12. On to Dublin!

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