Washington Group on Disability Statistics: Development of a survey questionnaire module on child functioning and disability

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for Member States to collect statistical and research data to enable them to formulate and implement policies that would improve the lives of persons with disabilities. The importance of improving statistical information on disability in order to develop internationally comparable indicators for purposes of policy design have been stressed by the UN General Assembly. This presentation will provide an overview of the work carried out by Children's Work-Group of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). In particular, the development of a survey questionnaire module designed to compile statistics on child functioning and disability. The primary purpose in developing these questions is to investigate the opportunities of participation of children with disabilities compared with same age children taking account the definition of disability set out in the CRPD. The questionnaire module is intended to identify the majority of those with difficulties in a range of ICF-CY domains. The presentation will outline the domains and questions developed as well as anticipated cognitive and pilot testing of questions developed.