Mobility: South Africa Margie Schneider 6 th Meeting of the Washington Group Kampala, Uganda 10 – 13 th October 2006

Methodology Quantitative analysis of questionnaires Focus groups comments Recommendations

D1 – D3 vs ED1 – ED3

WG3 Mobility X Inside home Inside HomeTotal 1234 WG3: Mobility Total

WG3 Mobility X Outside home Outside Home 1234Total WG Total

WG3 Mobility X Walk long distance Walk long distance 1234Total WG Total

WG3 mobility X Use hands/fingers Use hands/fingers 1234Total WG Total

ED1 Mobility 4Qs Non-disabled DisabledTotal WG3 D1 non-disabled disabled Total ED2 4 Qs mobility Non-disabledDisabledTotal WG3 D2 non-disabled disabled Total ED3 mobility 4 QsTotal non-disableddisabled WG3 D3 non-disabled disabled7714 Total

Qualitative comments Need for clear reference for distance Not only physical reasons for having difficulty with walking and climbing stairs –The problem is, we did not realize that when we answered on that stairs question, it only struck me a couple of minutes later and I did think about it. There are numerous reasons [for having difficulty walking or climbing stairs]. (Non-disabled youth) –Okay, the other thing here with no. 14 [difficulty walking and climbing stairs], if you think about walking and climbing steps… for us at night… if we put’ yes’ there then you might think that we are physically disabled - but we are not. But at night time, if it’s in the dark and because we are deaf, we don’t have… we find ourselves imbalanced. No, not imbalance. We have a poor sense of balance. (Deaf group)

Recommendation Add clear reference to distance For example: Do you / does [name] have difficulty Walking a kilometre or climbing a flight of steps?