Monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities

Launch of the disability data initiative (DDI)’s databases, Thursday Jan. 23rd 2025, 8 to 9 am EST On zoom. Register for the event here. The password to access the recording is: #EJ4Ce.m”

The Disability Data Initiative (DDI) is excited to invite you to a webinar for the launch of two databases.

  1. Disability Statistics – Questionnaire Review Database (DS-QR Database):
    This database tracks the availability of disability-related questions in population censuses and household surveys across 199 countries.
  2. Disability Statistics – Estimates Database (DS-E Database):
    This database provides data on various topics, such as education, employment, and poverty, broken down by disability. It includes information for 40 countries and 6,584 regions within those countries.

The databases are accessible in interactive platforms and downloadable on the DDI Databases website.

PANEL

José Viera, International Disability Alliance

Sophie Mitra, Disability Data Initiative, Fordham University

Bradley Carpenter, Disability Data Initiative, South Africa Medical Research Council

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Sightsavers and United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Yongyi Min, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

How to Attend

Register on the DDI Zoom page. The event will have live captioning in English, International Sign, French and Spanish interpretation.

DDI’s help contact email:.contactddi@disabilitydatainitiative.org


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