Why. So we can better understand and address the scale, and nature, of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities. 

How. By gathering and using better data and evidence, using tested tools including the Washington Group Disability Question Sets. 

What commitments may look like. 

  • Commit resources to support strengthened disability data - generating or supporting others to generate disability disaggregated data in programmes, census, household surveys or administrative systems. 
  • Commit to use the Washington Group questions - committing to support use of Washington Group Disability Question Sets, introducing a spend marker on disability inclusion; 
  • Sign up to the Inclusive Data Charter - signing up to the new Inclusive Data Charter and committing to develop Inclusive Data Action Plan with strong actions on disability data; 
  • Adopt the voluntary OECD-DAC disability marker 

Total commitments: 102