STAT/WIDSM2/L.1
29 July 2004
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UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Second Workshop for Improving Disability Statistics and Measurement

27-29 September 2004
Bangkok

1. Opening of the Workshop.
2. Feedback on the draft disability manual.
3. Progress on national action plans and upcoming data collections.
4. Training in question formulation, testing and interview techniques.
5. Bringing existing registers in line with ICF.
6. Standard sets of disability questions.
7. Work programme for the 3rd Workshop.
8. First day of the Washington Group Meeting on disability statistics:
   1. Review of regional and global developments between the 3rd and 4th meetings;
   2. Draft set of general questions on disability (short form) to be used primarily in census formats;
   3. Methods for implementing the general disability measure (short form).