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Audio presentation Jean-Marc Pascal Schaefer - Challenge of measuring disability equality in relation to UN Convention monitoring (MP3 18 min)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


Powerpoint presentation Jean-Marc Pascal Schaefer - Challenge of measuring disability equality in relation to UN Convention monitoring (PDF 229 kB)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


Handout presentation Jean-Marc Pascal Schaefer - Challenge of measuring disability equality in relation to UN Convention monitoring (PDF 151 kB)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


Handout presentation Stefanos Grammenos - Indicators of disability equality in Europe (PDF 47 kB)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


Powerpoint presentation Stefanos Grammenos - Indicators of disability equality in Europe (PDF 114 kB)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


Audio presentation Stefanos Grammenos - Indicators of disability equality in Europe (Mp3 31 min)
ANED annual meeting 26 November 2009 Brussels


European Comparative Data on the Situation of Disabled People: an annotated review (PDF 3 Mb)
Report prepared for the Academic Network of European Disability Experts (ANED) March 2009


PowerPoint presentation Wim van Oorschot (Tilburg University, Netherlands) availability of comparative disability data (ppt 210 kB)
ANED annual meeting 15 December 2008 Brussels


Handout presentation Wim van Oorschot (Tilburg University, Netherlands) availability of comparative disability data (pdf 24 kB)
ANED annual meeting 15 December 2008 Brussels


Audio presentation Wim van Oorschot (Tilburg University, Netherlands) availability of comparative disability data (mp3 14:17 min)
ANED annual meeting 15 December 2008 Brussels


Terms of Reference – Task 4 – Comparative data (PDF 63 kB)
Produce an annotated review of comparative data sources on equality and accessibility for disabled people in European countries
 

Feasibility of measuring disability equality in relation to the UN Convention

Professor Stefanos Grammenos of the Centre For European Social And Economic Policy presented key findings from his draft synthesis report on the feasibility of measuring the proposed disability indicator set using existing data sources (to be published beginning of 2010).

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Comparative data on equality and accessibility for disabled people in European countries

Policy makers will require new kinds of data to monitor implementation of the UN Convention and the European Disability Action Plan priorities. ANED aims to increase understanding about comparative data that can be used for disability research and policy development in Europe. Disability should be mainstreamed in data collection and access to such data should be widely available. During 2008 we examined existing sources of comparative data and produced an annotated report on relevant European social surveys and statistical data sources.

Opportunities for national comparisons of data on the situation of disabled people

Wim van Oorschot presenting at meeting












During the 2008 ANED annual meeting Wim van Oorschot (Tilburg University, Netherlands)  provided an introduction to the availability of comparative disability data. His task was to identify the opportunities for national comparisons between European countries regarding quantitative data on the situation of disabled people, through an annotated review of existing relevant data sources.

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We welcome additional examples of useful data sources to assist our work in relation to the themes outlined here. Please upload relevant documents (mention ‘data sources' in filename).

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