First Regional Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics
June 20-22, 2005
Nairobi, Kenya
Agenda
Day 1: Monday, June 20, 2005
9:00 – 9:30 am
Session 1: Opening remarks
Speaker: Joseph Muli-Kalavi
9:30-10:00 am
Session 2: Review of workshop objectives
Speaker: Jennifer Madans
10:00-11:00 am
Session 3: Review work of the WG
Speaker: Jennifer Madans
11:00 – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Session 4: Introduction to WG short set of questions on disability with rationale
Speaker: Jennifer Madans
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-5:15 pm
Session 5: Present implementation protocols and test plan
Objectives of the test and evaluation plan
Speaker: Daniel Mont
Question by question specifications and translation issues
Speaker: Ethel Baptiste
Plans for cognitive test
Speaker: Kristen Miller
Plans for field test (instrument, instructions, non-response/refusals, and interviewer
debriefing) and sample design issues
Speaker: Margie Schneider
Enumerator training
Speaker: Margie Schneider
Plan for tabulation, analysis and report writing
Speaker: Daniel Mont
Day 2: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Session 6: Break-out groups; In-depth discussion of implementation methods
1:00-2:00pm
Lunch
2:00-5:00pm
Session 7: Break-out groups: Country specific discussions with representatives
Approach of the WG on measuring disability worldwide;
Determine countries specific plans for testing and implementation of the WG questions;
Solicit feedback relative to testing plans;
Understand more about the context in which the questions will be asked as well as country-specific information about the field work;
Discuss possible sources of funding.
Day 3: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
9:00-11:30 am
Session 8: UNSD questionnaire
Speaker: Maria Martinho
11:45 am
Break
11:45 am-12:15 pm
Session 9: World Bank report on the pilot test of a qualitative survey in Kenya
Speaker: Daniel Mont
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-3:15 pm
Session 10: Wrap-up
Summary of lessons learned from country participants; maintaining contact with countries
Speaker: Joseph Muli-Kalavi
Next steps
Speaker: Jennifer Madans
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