World Bank Efforts in Disability Data and Research

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World Bank Efforts in Disability Data and Research

• Washington City Group Meeting
• Bangkok, Thailand
• September 30, 2004
• Daniel Mont
• The World Bank

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Data Collection

• DGF grant to Washington City Group
• Disability questions
• Kenyan HH Budget Survey
• Uzbekistan LSMS Survey
• Ugandan vulnerable population survey (Norway TF)
• Disability Modules
• Ecuador and Bolivia
• Disability Surveys
• Afghanistan
• Kenya
• Qualitative survey methodology

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Using Existing Disability Data

• Disability data assessments
• MECOVI project (led by IDB)
• Africa region
• Poverty mapping techniques matching censuses to
  surveys in ten countries (Dutch TF)
• Indonesian HH survey (Norwegian TF)
• India disability study
• Proposed regional study of Eastern Europe and
  Central Asia not yet funded
• Research agenda setting meeting November 16

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Goals for Disability Data Program

• Empirical evidence quantifying relationship
  between disability and poverty and their
  importance in achieving MDGs
• Disability-related outcome measures for Poverty
  Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)
• Standardized tables of internationally comparable
  data for monitoring functioning in countries
• Standardized modules for World Bank Living
  Standards Measurement Surveys (LSMS) and other
  data instruments