ESTAT/A/1 17/10/ :02 Slide: 1 Commission Européenne - Eurostat Third Meeting of the Washington City Group on Disability measurement Brussels, February 2004

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 2 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 l 1st meeting : February 2002 in Washington, D.C., USA l2nd meeting: January 2003 in Ottawa, Canada l3rd meeting: February 2004 in Brussels, Belgium

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 3 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 lInitial objectives of the WCG mTo guide the development of a small set(s) of general disability measures mTo recommend one or more extended sets of survey items to measure disability mTo address the methodologcal issues associated with the measurement of disability

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 4 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 lAreas of agreement at the 1st meeting: mComparable general disability measure: important and possible mMultiple general measures for several specific purposes (matrix) mShort and longer set of measures mMinimum requirements for such a measure mInitial focus on the activity dimension of ICF

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 5 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 l2nd meeting: mDisability matrix mOverviews of general disability measures mPresentations on recent disability surveys and use of available disability data mMethodological issues, implementation of MEHM mMeasurement of participation and environmental factors

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 6 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 lObjectives suggested for a next meeting: Objective A: Based on the matrix, propose the selection of 1-2 purposes that a general disability measure should address and provide a rationale for the choice of purpose/s based on data presented at the WCG meetings and associated discussions.

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 7 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 Objective B: Choose general measures, as reference instruments, that could be used as is or could be modified to address chosen purpose/s and provide a rationale for the choice.

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 8 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 Objective C: Continue discussion on methodological issues related to using general disability measures (such as pre- and post-harm. issues) Objective D: Initiate a discussion about extended measurement set/s, as reference instruments, linked to the general measures selected

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 9 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 Objective E: Initiate a discussion about how to deal with the issue of full population coverage (i.e. institutionalized population, children, homeless) Objective F: Provide recommendations identifying disability measures and estimates for which there is some congruence internationally so that data for the Demographic Yearbook is comparable in order to assist data users.

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 10 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 Objectives for the 3rd meeting Objective A: Based on the matrix, propose the selection of 1-2 purposes that a general disability measure should address and provide a rationale for the choice of purpose/s based on data presented at the WCG meetings and associated discussions.

European Commission - DG Estat DG ESTAT/ 17/10/ :02 Slide: 11 Third Meeting WCG, February 2004 Objectives for the 3rd meeting Objective B: Present, discuss and agree on a plan of governance (organisational plan for the structure and operation of the WCG)