Human functioning and disability |
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The United
Nations Statistics Division issues standards and methods approved
by the Statistical Commission to assist national statistical authorities
and other producers of statistics in the collection, compilation
and dissemination of data. |
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Standards, concepts and methods: | |
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, (ICF) Custodian: WHO |
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Questions used to identify persons with disability in DISTAT, 1973 - 1996 |
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Disability census questions, 1995 - 2004 |
Additional technical materials: | |
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Guidelines and Principles for the Development of Disability Statistics, 2001 |
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Manual for the Development of Statistical Information for Disability: Programmes and Policies, 1996 |
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Development of Statistics of Disabled Persons: Case Studies, 1986 |
Links: | |
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Washington Group on Disability Statistics |
The United Nations Statistics Division works with the Washington Group on Disability Statistics to promote and co-ordinate international co-operation in the area of functioning and disability. Current work focuses on developing disability measures suitable for use in censuses and sample surveys. The work of the Group has been presented in several meetings worldwide. |
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