Organized and Sponsored by: United Nations Statistics
Division Objectives The meeting brought together a broad array of developed and developing country experts in disability measurement for statistical reporting: - Review and assess
current status of methods used in population-based data collection activities
to measure disability in national statistical systems. Particular attention
was given to questionnaire design; The work to achieve these objectives should build on accepted international standards and guidelines, as reflected in the Background Documents for the meeting. Participation Participants included mainly statisticians from designated offices in national statistical systems. All regions were represented. Representatives of the disability community, other users of disability data, survey methodologists and international organizations - whose work is consistent with the objectives of the meeting - also participated. Venue THE NEW YORK HELMSLEY HOTEL |
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Documents Document numbers follow
the following scheme: Organisation of the seminar ESA/STAT/AC.81/L1
Background Documents International Recommendations, Classifications and Guidelines "Guidelines and principles
for the development of disability statistics", Unedited copy of
future United Nations publication·(ESA/STAT/AC.81/B1)
"Principles and
Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses", "Manual for the Development of Statistical Information for Disability Programmes and Policies", United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.XVII.4 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B3) [An electronic version of this document is not available. To order the book in English, French or Spanish for US$12.50, please see www.un.org/Pubs/whatsnew/order frm.htm.] "International Classification
of Functioning, Disabilities and Health" (ICIDH-2), Pre-final draft,
December 2000, WHO/EIP/GPE/CAS/ICIDH-2 PF, 00.1 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B4) "International Standard, ISO 9999, Technical Aids for Disabled Persons: Classification", 1st ed. International Organization for Standardization, 1992, Geneva, ISO. Prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 173 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B5) [This document was made available only at the seminar.] ICIDH-2 Resolution EB107.R15
approved by the WHO Executive Board on 22 January 2001 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B6 Regional Material "Survey Data on Disability",
EUROSTAT Working Papers (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B7) "Coverage of
Health Topics by surveys in the European Union", EUROSTAT Working
Papers (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B8 "Health Interview Surveys", WHO Regional Publications, European series, No. 58 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B9) "An inventory of health
and disability-related surveys in OECD countries", OECD Labour
Market and Social Policy-Occasional Papers, No. 44 (ESA/STAT/AC.81/B10
Presentations ESA/STAT/AC.81/1-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/1-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/1-3
ESA/STAT/AC.81/1-4 Chamie: "Historic overview of developments of disability statistics and definitions" ESA/STAT/AC.81/2-1 DISTAB: "Comparing Patterns in Prevalence Rate of Functional Limitation Using ICIDH-2" ESA/STAT/AC.81/2-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/2-3
ESA/STAT/AC.81/3-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/3-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/4-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/4-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/4-3 ESA/STAT/AC.81/5-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/5-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/5-3
ESA/STAT/AC.81/5-4
ESA/STAT/AC.81/6-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/6-3
ESA/STAT/AC.81/6-4
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-3
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-4
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-5
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-6
ESA/STAT/AC.81/7-7
The following documents were not presented at the seminar, but were be made available as room documents: ESA/STAT/AC.81/R-1
ESA/STAT/AC.81/R-2
ESA/STAT/AC.81/R-3 |
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