{"id":1828,"date":"2025-01-07T14:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T19:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=1828"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:50:26","slug":"show-me-the-disability-data-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/research\/cdci-research-projects\/show-me-the-disability-data-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Me the Disability Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n        <p class=\"overline\">CDCI Research, November 2022<\/p>        <h2 class=\"h3\">An ongoing conversation about the questions we ask<\/h2>        <h3>Representation in data is a disability equity issue<\/h3>\n<p>Right now, we ask event attendees about \u201ctheir relationship to disability\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is your relationship to disability?&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6>Youth or young adult with disability<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Adult with a disability<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Self-advocate<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Peer-advocate<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Parent or caregiver<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Ally<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Professional working with people with disabilities<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But&#8230;12% of attendees choose not to answer.\u00a0So how can we be more inclusive?<\/p>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Miao-Show-Me-The-Disability-Data.pdf\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Download a .pdf of this research poster<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/show-me-poster-750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"Thumbnail of research poster for Show Me the Disability Data\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/show-me-poster-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/show-me-poster-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/show-me-poster-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e1\" class=\"accordion-block\">\n\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading1\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e11\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e11\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>What if we used the Washington Group questions instead?<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e11\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading1\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p>The Washington Group Questions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you have difficulty seeing?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have difficulty hearing?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have difficulty with self-care, such as washing all over or dressing?<\/li>\n<li>Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating or being understood?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading2\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e12\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e12\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>If we use a measure of disability domains in our demographics surveys, then we could directly compare our data with population data.<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e12\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading2\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"washingtonbox\">\n<p>110,014 adults in Vermont have a disability. This is equal to 21% or 1 in 5 adults in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of adults in Vermont with select functional disability types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9% Cognition<\/li>\n<li>8% Mobility<\/li>\n<li>6% Independent Living<\/li>\n<li>5% Hearing<\/li>\n<li>3% Vision<\/li>\n<li>2% Self-Care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading3\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e13\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e13\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>If we adapt that measure of disability domains to be part of our registration:<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_f913c90609df8b32d328d190dadb57e13\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading3\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1836\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone-470x1024.jpg\" alt=\"a photoshopped image of a cellphone, with the Washington Group questions on the screen\" width=\"470\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone-470x1024.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone-459x1000.jpg 459w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone-184x400.jpg 184w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/giant-phone.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Then we can better design for the accessibility needs of our participants.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"info-highlights-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"Highlights\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 details\">\n                <h2>Why is this research important?<\/h2>        <h3 class=\"servicebox-text\">Representation in data is a health equity issue.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"servicebox-text\">This research describes what we&#8217;re trying to do at our organization to improve how much people with disabilities are represented in our data, and how well they can access our services. We want to start conversations with other people and organizations about how they look for disability data. A key part of equity is improving our understanding of the disability community, and improving how well we connect with that community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"servicebox-text\">Both the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (2006) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development call for collecting and sharing disability facts in all data sets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"servicebox-text\">How we ask about disability experience matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"servicebox-text\">We chose to look at The Washington Group Questions because those questions were developed specifically to help find out more about disability in data sets. These questions might be really useful for designing more accessible trainings, events, and resources.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-highlights-grid row\">\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Author<\/h3>        <ul>\n<li>Adrienne Miao, PhD. Appalachia State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-file-certificate\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Suggested Citation<\/h3>        <p>Miao, A. F.\u00a0\u201cShow Me the Disability Data!\u00a0An ongoing conversation about the questions we ask.\u201dPoster presentation at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2022 Conference. 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