Table of contents: Regional Guidebook to Improve Disability Data Collection and Analysis in the Arab Countries Acknowledgments Executive Summary Acronyms Introduction Disability Statistics for Policy Disability Concepts and Data Collection Strategies The Washington Group on Disability Statistics Data Collection Tools Best Practices for Data Collection Implementing the Washington Group-Short Set Questions Translation Placement of the Module in the Questionnaire The Screening Question The Introductory Statement The Term “Difficulty” instead of “Disability” Response Categories Asking the Questions Proxy Respondents Adding or Omitting Domains “Other,” “Multi-difficulties,” and “Main” Causes Age Suitability Interviewer Training and Instructions Mainstreaming Disability Statistics Measuring Prevalence of Disability Conclusion and Recommendations Endnotes References Best Practices for Data Collection Implementing the Washington Group-Short Set Questions Translation Placement of the Module in the Questionnaire The Screening Question The Introductory Statement The Term “Difficulty” instead of “Disability” Response Categories Asking the Questions Proxy Respondents Adding or Omitting Domains “Other,” “Multi-difficulties,” and “Main” Causes Age Suitability Interviewer Training and Instructions Mainstreaming Disability Statistics Book traversal links for Best Practices for Data Collection ‹ The Child Functioning Module Up Implementing the Washington Group-Short Set Questions ›