WG Governance issues

1. WG Governance issues Beth Rasch, U.S.A. 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

2. Steering Committee:rotation schedule • Seven representatives • Past, present and future meeting hosts • 4 reps from each major geographical region • Secretariat is non-rotating ex-officio member • Rotating body; < 3 members replaced yearly • Members selected at annual meetings by full WG membership • 3-year terms with option to complete 2nd term if WG membership agrees 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

3. Steering Committee:rotation schedule • First committee will have terms varying from 1-3 years • When electing new member, a balanced regional representation will be sought • Africa / Middle East • North / South America • Asia / Pacific • Europe • Steering committee will select committee chair 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

4. Steering committee • Refer to handout (SC rotation schedule) • The U.S. filled a temporary position for the initial SC (for continuity) and will rotate off • Brazil will rotate into position of current meeting host • Canada (past meeting host) will rotate off • We need to select new SC member, trying to maintain a balanced regional representation 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

5. Long-range work plan • At the 3rd meeting, the steering committee was charged with developing a long-range work plan and timeline for implementation of the work plan to facilitate WG activities • A draft of the plan was developed by the SC for review at this meeting (refer to handout) 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

6. Long-range work plan • In addition to the annual meetings, 5 categories of activity are proposed: • Develop and implement general disability measure (short set) • Develop and implement extended measurement sets • Methodological issues and research • Regional meetings (WB-DGF) • Technical Assistance (WB-DGF) 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

7. Develop and implement general disability measure (short set) • Ongoing • Activities proposed through September 2007 • Activities include selecting the short set/s of measures; developing a plan for implementation; pre-testing; developing training materials; preparing translations; enumerator training; implementing the measure in targeted countries; and dissemination of the measure 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

8. Develop and implement extended measurement sets • Ongoing • Activities proposed through September of 2008 • Activities similar to those for developing and implementing the short set/s 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

9. Methodological issues and research • This work is concurrent with development of short and extended questions sets • For this meeting and 2005, discussion of full population coverage has been proposed • For 2006, discussion of the use of combined survey data and administrative data has been proposed 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

10. Regional meetings / Technical Assistance (WB-DGF) • Regional meetings and provision of technical assistance are supported via the World Bank Development Grant Facility • Planning for the use of these funds for these purposes will take place at this meeting • Activities proposed through September of 2006 based on time frame of DGF • There may be an opportunity for renewal of the DGF and extension of these activities 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

11. Long-range work plan Comments • Discuss issue of capacity building 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

12. Workgroup format • Workgroups formed each time a major work topic is agreed upon at annual meetings • Roughly 3-4 workgroups will exist at any point in time • When the task is completed the group will disband 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

13. Workgroup format • Responsible for preparing / presenting position papers at annual meetings • Leaders will solicit comments on position papers from the full WG membership via the secretariat • Leaders will provide a brief, semi-annual report of progress to the secretariat 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

14. Workgroup format: discussion points • Pros of workgroup format • Opportunity for multiple contributors • Variety of perspectives • Potentially reduces workload • Cons of workgroup format • Communication difficulties • Conflicting time schedules • Other commitments 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

15. Workgroup format: discussion points • Size of workgroups • Mechanism for input from the full WG membership • Establish new workgroups and/or reformulate workgroups based on outcomes of this meeting 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

16. Proposal Should a goal of the WG be to develop the 1st World Compendium of Disability Statistics in conjunction with the UNSD and OECD? 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

17. Comments on WG governance 4th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics