International Measurement of Disability Purpose, Method and Application
This volume provides an informed review of the accomplishments of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) in the provision of international data and statistics on disability. It does so within the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The volume includes...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Social Indicators Research Series
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Table of Contents:
- Dedication
- Introduction - Barbara M. Altman, Washington Group Secretariat
- I Origin of the Washington Group and Issues in Disability Data Collection
- 1 Background and Origin of the Washington Group: Improving the State of Disability Data - Julie D. Weeks, Washington Group Secretariat
- 2 Cross-national Issues in Disability Data Collection - Marguerite Schneider, South Africa
- 3 Processes and Milestones of Washington Group - Cordell Golden, Washington Group Secretariat
- II Census Questions: Purpose, Process and Testing
- 4 Purpose of an International Comparable Census Disability Measure - Barbara Altman, Washington Group Secretariat and Elizabeth Rasch, United States
- 5 Summary of Washington Group Question Evaluation Studies - Kristen Miller, United States
- 6 The Harmonized Joint Pilot Tests for 2010 Population Census Round in Latin American Countries: An Integration Experience - Alicia Berkovich, Brazil
- 13 International Comparisons of Disability Prevalence Estimates: Impact of Accounting or not Accounting for the Institutionalized Population - Emmanuelle Cambois, Carol Jagger, Wilma Nusselder, Herman Van Oyen, Jean-Marie Robine, France
- IV Conclusions: Outcomes and Place of the Washington Group Measures in International Data
- 14 The Washington Group on the Improvement of Disability Statistics Globally: Perspectives from the Philippines - Romy Virola and Jessamyn O. Encarnacion, Philippines
- 15 International census/survey data and the short set of disability questions developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics - Mitchell Loeb, Washington Group Secretariat
- 16 Swift and systematic? Identifying and recording disability in forced migration - Mary Crock and Laura Smith-Khan, Australia
- 17 The Washington Group’s Contribution to Disability Statistics and a Look to the Future
- Jennifer Madans, Washington Group Secretariat
- III Moving Forward: Extended Question Sets and Methodological Advances
- 7 Development of Disability Measures for Surveys: The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning - Mitchell Loeb, Washington Group Secretariat
- 8 The Asian Testing Experience - Marguerite Schneider, South Africa and Andres Montes, Thailand
- 9 The Challenges of Conducting National Surveys of Disability among Children - Howard Meltzer, England
- 10 Building a “Module on Child functioning and Disability” - Roberta Crisalesi, Elena DePalma, Alessandra Battisti, and Children’s Workgroup, Italy
- 11 Cognitive Analysis on Survey Questions for Identifying Out-of-School Children with Disabilities in India - Daniel Mont, England, Sathi Alur, India, Mitchell Loeb, Washington Secretariat, Kristen Miller, United States
- 12 Developing Tools to Identify Environmental Factors as Context for Disability: A Theoretical Perspective - Barbara M. Altman, Washington Group Secretariat and Howard Meltzer, England
- 18 What if There Were No Washington Group? - Mary Chamie. and Judy Heumann, United States