International measurement of disability : purpose, method and application : the work of the Washington Group

International measurement of disability : purpose, method and application : the work of the Washington Group / Barbara M. Altman editor.

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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Other Authors: Altman, Barbara M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Cham] Switzerland : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
Series:Social indicators research series.
Subjects:
Disabilities > Statistical methods.
People with disabilities > Statistics.
People with disabilities > Research > Methodology.
Social sciences.
Medicine > Research.
Tax assessment.
Statistics.
Quality of life.
social sciences.
quality of life.
statistics.
Personal & public health.
Examinations & assessment.
Social research & statistics.
Social issues & processes.
Medical > Public Health.
Education > Evaluation.
Social Science > Statistics.
Social Science > Sociology > General.
People with disabilities
Tax assessment
Medicine > Research
Quality of life
Social sciences
Statistics
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Biography; Introduction; Highlights of the Parts; Part I: Origin of the Washington Group and Issues in Disability Data Collection; Part II: Census/Survey Questions: Purpose, Process and Testing; Part III: Moving Forward: Extended Question Sets and Methodological Advances; Part IV: Conclusions: Outcomes and Place of the Washington Group Measures in International Data; References; Part I: Origin of the Washington Group and Issues in Disability Data Collection; Chapter 1: Background and Origin of the Washington Group: Improving the State of Disability Data; Introduction.
  • The State of Disability Statistics United Nations International Seminar on Measurement of Disability; City Groups; The Washington Group on Disability Statistics; Purpose of the WG; WG Guiding Principles and Objectives; Disability Measurement Considerations; Determining the Framework; Purpose of Disability Measure; Coordination, Support and Promotion: The Ongoing Mission; References; Chapter 2: Cross-National Issues in Disability Data Collection; Introduction; Observation Errors in Measures of Disability; Interviewer Errors; Respondent Error Due to Cultural Factors.
  • Respondent Error Due to Non-cultural Factors Geographical Differences; Translation of Questions; Context of Poverty and Adversity; Access to Health Care Service; Survey Design in Cross Country Comparability; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Chapter 3: Washington Group Meetings, Processes and Milestones; Establishing Objectives and Organizing Washington Group Work; Washington Group Governance; The Short Set of Census Questions; Development of Questions; World Bank Development Grant; Adoption of Short Set; Monitoring the Use of the WG Short Set.
  • The WG Extended Sets of Measures on Disability Partnership with the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; Workplan for the Development of Extended Measures; Further Examination of the WG Extended Set on Functioning (ES-F); Other Extended Sets; UNICEF/WG Module on Child Functioning and Disability; Regional Workshops and Technical Assistance; New Initiatives; Appendices; Appendix I
  • The Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability; Introductory Phrase.
  • Appendix II
  • List of Articles and Books Based on WG Activities or Utilizing the WG Short Set QuestionsReference; Part II: Census/Survey Questions: Purpose, Process and Testing; Chapter 4: Purpose of an International Comparable Census Disability Measure; Introduction; Developing a Process to Establish the Purpose of a Census Measure; Disability Measurement Matrix; Decision Process for Identifying the Purpose of the WG Measures; Evaluation of Purposes: Relevance and Feasibility; Provision of Services; Monitoring the Prevalence of Disability in the Population.

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