Towards an inclusive world: collecting better data on disability Skip to main navigation It is estimated that more than one billion people worldwide, or about 15% of the world’s population, have a disability. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries. This number is expected to grow. However, a lack of data on disability leads to disability invisibility. Inclusion and expanding equitable opportunities for people with disabilities is at the core of the World Bank’s efforts to build sustainable and inclusive communities, in line with the Bank’s goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. However, poor collection of disaggregated disability data can hinder these development efforts. That is why one of the World Bank’s 10 commitments is focused on expanding the collection and use of disability data, following global standards and best practices, such as the use of a short set of questions on disability developed by the Washington Disability Statistics Group. In this session, World Bank colleagues and external partners discussed recent efforts to collect better data on people with disabilities. We also launched a new self-paced World Bank e-course, “Data Collection on Disability Inclusion,” to provide World Bank staff and development partners with expertise on disability disaggregation data to support inclusive development. The course also includes an introduction to the Washington Group (WG) Question Set.
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