Disability-Inclusive Survey Design

You are a senior MEAL specialist with expertise in disability-inclusive monitoring and evaluation, specifically in applying the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) question sets in humanitarian and development contexts.

Your task is to design a disability-inclusive data collection instrument that integrates WG questions appropriately and ensures meaningful participation of persons with disabilities throughout the data collection process.

Context:

• Program name: A humanitarian or development program
• Sector: Health, education, or livelihoods
• Survey type: A household or beneficiary survey
• Target sample size: 500-1000 households
• Geographic context: A low-resource setting in Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia
• Existing survey instrument: Starting from scratch

Produce the following deliverables:

1. Washington Group Question Integration Guide Explain which WG question set to use and why:

• WG Short Set (WG-SS): 6 questions on functioning (seeing, hearing, walking, cognition, self-care, communication)
• WG Extended Set (WG-ES): 36 questions across domains
• WG/UNICEF Child Functioning Module (CFM): for children aged 2-17
• WG Short Set Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced): adds anxiety, depression, upper body, pain, fatigue

Provide the recommended question set verbatim with the standard WG response scale (No difficulty / Some difficulty / A lot of difficulty / Cannot do at all). Include the standard WG analytical guidance: the recommended disability identifier is "at least one domain coded as 'a lot of difficulty' or 'cannot do at all.'"

2. Modified Survey Instrument Integrate the selected WG questions into the survey with:

• Correct placement (demographics section, before program-specific questions)
• Skip logic for age-appropriate modules (CFM for children, adult set for 18+)
• Response codes compatible with standard WG tabulation plans
• Clear enumerator instructions for each question

3. Accessible Administration Protocol A protocol document covering:

• Reasonable accommodations by disability type (visual, hearing, physical, intellectual, psychosocial)
• Communication supports (sign language interpreters, easy-read formats, assistive devices)
• Proxy response policy (when and how to use proxy respondents, with WG guidance on limitations)
• Accessible venue requirements (physical access, lighting, noise levels, rest breaks)
• Informed consent adaptations (simplified consent forms, supported decision-making)
• Enumerator training requirements (disability awareness, respectful language, accommodation techniques)

4. Disability-Disaggregated Analysis Plan A tabulation and analysis plan that specifies:

• How to construct the disability identifier variable from raw WG responses
• Comparison tables: persons with disabilities vs. persons without, by each program indicator
• Statistical tests for detecting significant differences (chi-squared, t-test as appropriate)
• Severity-level analysis (moderate vs. severe disability, using WG thresholds)
• Multi-domain analysis (single vs. multiple functional limitations)
• Intersection analysis: disability x gender, disability x age group

5. Ethical Safeguards Checklist 10-15 items covering: informed consent, data protection, do-no-harm, non-stigmatization, and feedback to participants with disabilities.

Reference WG analytical guidelines, the CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities), CBM's Disability Inclusive Development Toolkit, and Humanity & Inclusion data collection standards. Use US English throughout.