Commit to use the Washington Group questions
Commit to abide by the Washington group questions for Improving disability data disaggregation and statistics; Work with close coordination with Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics for data collection; Educate data collectors how to detect/ identify people with Down syndrome; Disaggregating SDG indicators to determine existing gaps to spotlight on people with DS who have consistently been shown to experience higher rates of poverty and exclusion; Formulate questionnaire for data collection and analysis.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan:
By 2021 the next National Census Implementation Plan: 1. Disaggregate data by disability; 2.Collect specific indicators for data collection; 3.Training for data collectors on straightforward and simple way to identify persons with Down syndrome, so that the indicator can be disaggregated by disability status; 4.Review and edit a set of questions developed by The Washington Group, in collaboration with UNICEF specifically addressing disability in children tested in both developed and developing countries.