Washington Group on Disability Statistics Meeting Highlights
Explore the key discussions and future plans from the 13th meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics in Bangkok, Thailand. Topics covered include functioning work, environmental factors, child functioning, country reports, and plans for 2013. Collaboration with UNICEF and ISTAT, monitoring the Convention, capacity building, and analytical work are emphasized.
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Next Steps and Objectives for the 13thMeeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics Washington Group on Disability Statistics Bangkok, Thailand 22-24 October 2012
The WG Work Continues During the 12thmeeting, a number of major areas of WG work have been reviewed and discussed: Short Set on Functioning Work Implementation (in censuses and surveys) Analyses (both within- cross-country) Extended Set on Functioning Work Development to date A return to the Matrix Initial analyses conducted in the U.S. Cognitive Testing (Oman, Bogota, India)
The WG Work Continues Environmental Factors Development to date Review of approaches to measurement Proposal for next steps Child Functioning and Disability Module Collaboration with UNICEF & ISTAT Multiple Indicator Clusters Survey (MICS) Cognitive testing (India, U.S.) Development of the WG Module to date
The WG Work Continues Country Reports Country Updates on Activities and Future Plans The Incheon Strategy UN World Report on Disability
Plan for 2013: Next Steps Developmental & Analytic Work: 1. Short Set on Functioning Work 2. Extended Set on Functioning Work 3. Extended Set on the Environment 4. Extended Set on Child Functioning & Disability Other Continued WG Work 1. Capacity Building & Implementation 2. Other? 3. Monitoring the Convention & Assessing Equalization 4. Outcomes and indicators
Plan for 2013: Next Steps Administrative Issues 1. UN Statistical Commission 2. Governance 3. 12thMeeting materials 4. 13thMeeting planning Closing of the 12thMeeting of the WG 1. Thank you to our hosts 2. Congratulations to countries Safe travels home!
