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.