Disability Data Report 2022
Go backEditors
Study design, analysis, and writing
Sophie Mitra
Jaclyn Yap
Team Leader
Sophie Mitra
Contributors
Emily Lewis
Rachel Kulchar
Sarah Macy
Katherine Theiss
Report And Website Design
Douglas Mensah
Research Assistance
Bishal Belbase
Steering Committee
Ola Abualghaib
Betsy Beaumon
Aude Brus
Tsitsi Chataika
Jill Hanass-Hancok
Jody Heymann
Pamela Kakande
Erik Kinnhammar
Mitchell Loeb
Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
Maria Martinho
Margaret Mbogoni
Daniel Mont
Nora Groce
Gerald Oriol Jr
Monica Pinilla-Roncancio
Diana Samarasan
Esteban Tromel
Acknowledgements
This study received funding from the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund. Analyses presented in the report reflect the views of the report’s editors and not necessarily those of its contributors and of the steering committee. Comments on drafts from the steering committee are greatly appreciated.
Suggested Citations
Mitra, S. and Yap, J. (2022). The Disability Data Report. Disability Data Initiative. Fordham Research Consortium on Disability: New York.
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Acronyms Table
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
| CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Survey |
| ESS | Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GNI | Gross National Income |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HFPS | High Frequency Phone Survey |
| HFPS-HH | High Frequency Phone Survey Household (Ethiopia) |
| HIC | High-Income Country |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HH | Household |
| IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| LMIC | Low- and Middle-Income Country |
| LSMS | Living Standard Measurement Study |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| MICS6 | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey round 6 |
| NA | Not available |
| NS | Not statistically significant |
| OPDs | Organizations of Persons with Disabilities |
| Rep. | Republic |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SILC | Survey of Income and Living Conditions |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| WG-SS | Washington Group Short Set of Questions |