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The seventh meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics will be held September 19-21 in Dublin, Ireland. Major agenda topics for the seventh meeting emanated from work presented at the sixth meeting. Three work groups will address these major topics. Chairs have been identified for each workgroup. The chairs will also serve as the contact for each group. Information on the workgroup topics and chairs is provided below. In addition to the workgroup sessions, there will be updates from the United Nations Statistical Division, UN affiliates, and the World Bank about their activities related to disability statistics, and the Steering Committee chair will lead a discussion on strategic issues including planning the next steps.
Workgroup 1
Workgroup 2 It was decided that the methodological workgroup would be merged with the data analysis workgroup to address three specific issues: 1) portability of questions across administration modes; 2) how the questions work for specific subpopulations such as those with severe disability, children, or the institutionalized population; and 3) the use of proxy informants. It was agreed that proxy reporting is a priority for the group.
Workgroup 3 Objectives for the 7th meeting: Present additional work on short set: Present results of additional pre-testing (if any) Present results of additional analyses of pre-test data Present any revisions to original six questions Present work on use of short set as a screener Present option for measuring upper body function Present proposal for extended set and test results if available. Discuss strategic issues. For agenda and meeting content: Cordell Golden National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Room 6428 Hyattsville, MD 20782 Telephone: 301-458-4237 Fax: 301-458-4036 Email: CGolden@cdc.gov For local arrangements: Ms. Bernie Ryan
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