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Disability statistics in the developing world: a reflection on the meaning in our numbers
- Authors:
- FUJIURA Glenn T., PARK Hye J., RUTKOWSKI-KMITTA Violet
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(4), December 2005, pp.295-304.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
International development initiatives priority to the collection of statistical indicators yet even the most basic data on intellectual disability is lacking. In response to the recent adoption of the 'international classification of function', numerous initiatives are attempting to expand and improve the quality of disability surveillance. The authors argue that these efforts must not lose sight of the core focus and promise of disability statistics – that of advocacy and the elevation of a disability policy agenda. Throughout the analysis of the technical features of surveillance, the authors reflect on the meanings attached to disability statistics and by extension, disability itself.