Proceedings and outcomes of WG workshops

Jennifer H. Madans

U.S.A.

Participants

1st workshop: Nairobi, Kenya 3 days 15 representatives from 13 countries; 1

representative of international disability organization 7 presenters2nd workshop: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 days 31 representatives from 28 countries; 1 UN affiliate;

1 representative of national disability organization 8 presenters / meeting support staff

Objectives

Review the work of the Washington Group, introduce the set of questions on disability, and explain the rationale for the question set;

Present the implementation protocols and the plans for testing;

Review, in depth, the implementation methods, including practical sessions;

Complete the UNSD questionnaire on the collection of national data on disability;

Review lessons learned from the participating countries and plan next steps.

Agenda

Day 1 Opening remarks; review of workshop objectives Review work of the WG and UNSD Introduction to WG questions and rationale Present implementation protocols and test plan

Objectives of the test and evaluation plan Question by question specifications Translation issues Cognitive test plans Field test plans Enumerator training Plan for tabulation, analysis and report writing

Agenda

Day 2 Break-out groups (in-depth discussion of

implementation methods and country specific issues)

UNSD questionnaire Wrap-up (lessons learned and next steps)

Outcomes

All 13 countries attending the 1st workshop agreed to pre-test

15 countries offered funding to conduct pre-tests Includes the 13 countries that participated in the 1st

workshop and 2 countries from the African/Middle East region that could not attend the 1st workshop but attended the 2nd workshop

$5000.00 for Kenya, Gambia, and Vietnam to conduct cognitive and field tests

$1000.00 for India, Philippines, Seychelles, Lesotho, Malawi, Congo, Mauritius, Uganda, Egypt, South Africa, Palestine, and Tanzania to conduct cognitive portion of the pre-test

Outcomes

7 countries have submitted test plans Gambia’s test plan approved

South Africa can conduct the full pre-test without WG funding

Funding will also be made available to selected countries attending the 2nd workshop