Annex 2 Tools for disaggregating data

Tool Use Application in humanitarian settings
Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions (WG-SS).237 This tool contains six questions which can be inserted in censuses and surveys. The questions generate internationally comparable prevalence data on persons with disabilities.

The tool is increasingly being used by humanitarian organizations and has recently been tested in various humanitarian contexts.238

Note. The WG-SS does not directly address mental health or identify barriers that persons with disabilities face.

Washington Group Enhanced Set of Disability Questions. Includes additional questions on upper body functioning, anxiety and depression.
Washington Group Extended Set of Disability Questions. This tool contains additional questions (37 in total) that capture anxiety and depression, pain, fatigue, use of assistive devices, age onset of disability, and environmental factors. Some humanitarian responses have added the questions on anxiety and depression in this set to WG-SS questionnaires.
UNICEF-Washington Group Child Functioning Module. Slightly longer than WG-SS, this tool gathers data on children and youth aged 2–17 years; the respondent is the primary caregiver. This questionnaire has been used in resource-poor settings (for example, embedded in the MICS 6 survey that covers many high-risk humanitarian settings).
WHO Model Disability Survey. This general population survey identifies environmental barriers that prevent full participation by persons with disabilities. The brief version contains 40 questions; the full version contains more. So far this tool has not been tested in humanitarian contexts.
Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule Version 2.0. This tool provides a standardized summary measure of functioning in six life domains: cognition, mobility, selfcare, getting along, life activities, and participation. Different versions of the tool have been developed to meet different needs. They include 12–36 items, each with multiple questions. The tool has been tested in one humanitarian context (Pakistan) and over 100 other settings.