Presentations on Disability Data - By Country


The following is a growing list of presentations prepared by statistical institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The presentations has been prepared for a series of regional meetings arranged by the IDB over the past two years as part of an initiative to improve collection of disability data in the LAC region. The presentations are a rich source to each country's approach to measuring disability as well as to disability data. See also presentations and contacts by Meetings.



By Region
Andean Region
Caribbean
Central America
Southern Cone

By Partner Institution




ANDEAN REGION

Bolivia
Statistics on Persons with Disability in Bolivia - available in Spanish


Colombia
First Meeting on Disability Statistics in the Andean Region - available in Spanish


Ecuador
Disability Statistics in the 2001 Census - available in Spanish
Integrated System of Household Survey (Definitions and Methodologies) - available in Spanish
Household Survey (Disability Module) - available in Spanish


Peru
Various Statistics on Disability in Peru - available in Spanish


Venezuela
Caraterization of Persons with Disability, Census 2001 - available in Spanish



CARIBBEAN

Bahamas
Status of Disability Data in the Bahamas


Barbados
Statistics on Disability in Barbados


Guyana
Disability Data: Census and other Sources


Jamaica
Measurement of Disability Data - Jamaica's Experience with Censuses and Surveys
Profile of the Disabled Population in Jamaica


Suriname
Disability Studies in Suriname


Trinidad and Tobago
Measuring Disability in Trinidad and Tobago



CENTRAL AMERICA

Costa Rica
Disability Statistics: Experiences since the Implementation of the Household Survey and Population Census - available in Spanish


El Salvador
Characterization of Disability in El Salvador, following the EHPM 2003 - available in Spanish


Guatemala
National Survey on Disability (ENDIS) - available in Spanish
Planning the First National Survey on Disability - available in Spanish


Honduras
Seminar: Harmonization of the Disability Definition - available in Spanish
Disability Data in Honduras - available in Spanish


Mexico
Presentation: Generating Disability Data in Mexico - available in Spanish
Report: Generating Disability Data in Mexico - available in Spanish


Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Survey of Persons with Disabilities (ENDIS 2003) - available in Spanish
Pilot Test of ENDIS - available in Spanish
Methodology and Techniques of Field Investigation - available in Spanish
Statistics on Persons with Disabilities - available in Spanish


Panama
Statistics on Persons with Disabilities - available in Spanish



SOUTHERN CONE

Argentina
National Perspectives on Methodology and Measurement of Disability - available in Spanish
Demand for Disability Data - available in Spanish
Results of the ENDI 2003 Survey - available in Spanish
Sources on Disability Data - available in Spanish
National Survey on Persons with Disabilities (ENDI 2003) - available in Spanish
Census 2001 and Complementary Survey on Persons with Disabilities- available in Spanish


Bolivia
Statistics on Persons with Disability in Bolivia - available in Spanish
Disability in Bolivia - available in Spanish
Introduction: Disability Statistics in Southern Cone - available in Spanish
Demand for and Use of Data Bank on Disability in Bolivia- available in Spanish
Data Bank on Disability in Bolivia- available in Spanish
Statistics and Indicators on Persons with Disabilities - available in Spanish


Brazil
Harmonization of Disability Statistics - available in Portuguese
Demand for Data on Persons with Disabilities - available in Portuguese
Data Sources on Persons with Disabilities - available in Portuguese
Population with Disability: 2000 Population Census


Chile
Seminar: Harmonization of the Disability Definition - available in Spanish
First National Study on Disability: Summary of Results - available in Spanish
Statistics on Disability in Chile - available in Spanish
First National Study on Disability in Chile - available in Spanish
Statistical Analysis of the Situation for Persons with Disabilities in Chile - available in Spanish
Statistics on Disability in the Southern Cone Countries - available in Spanish


Paraguay
National Perspectives on the Methodology of Measuring Disability - available in Spanish
Disability in Paraguay - available in Spanish
Experiences in Collecting Disability Data in Paraguay - available in Spanish


Uruguay
Regional Harmonization of the Disability Definition - available in Spanish
Demand for and Use of Data Bank on Disability in Uruguay - available in Spanish
Data Bank on Disability in Uruguay - available in Spanish



PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

Inter-American Development Bank
Similarities and Differences in Disability Data from Latin America and the Caribbean - available in Spanish
Population with Disability: A Regional Perspective - available in Spanish


United Nations - Washington City Group on Disability Statistics
Internationally Comparable General Disability Measures


World Bank
Disability and Development: Gathering Empirical Evidence


Last updated: 06/11/07