First Meeting
Washington Group on Disability Statistics,  
February 18-20, 2002: Washington, DC
Representatives of national statistical agencies and international organizations of people with disabilities participated in 3 days of sessions directed toward developing agreement on the nature of a global measure of disability to be recommended for use in censuses and surveys in the world community.  The group also sought to develop an agenda for future meetings by prioritizing the most pressing issues in disability measurement and data collection.
Agenda
Papers and Presentations
Current Objectives, as Modified at the First Meeting

Executive Summary of the First WG Meeting for the UN Statistical Commission
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Meeting Contacts:
Jennifer Madans
Associate Director for Science
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 7207
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-458-4500
Fax: 301-458-4020
E-mail: JMadans@cdc.gov

Barbara M. Altman
Special Assistant for Disability Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6111
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-458-4654
Fax: 301-458-4038
E-mail: BAltman@cdc.gov

Beth Rasch
Service Fellow
National Center for Health Statistics 
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6110 
Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003 
Phone: 301-458-4248
Fax: 301-458-4037
E-mail: ERasch@cdc.gov

This page last reviewed January 11, 2007