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From: Measuring disability and monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: the work of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

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Matrix developed to guide the development of the extended sets of questions. 1. Measurement is WITHOUT the use of assistive devices or other help WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VISION (glasses/lenses) and HEARING (hearing aids). These are both measured WITH the use of assistive devices and thus do NOT represent true measures of Capacity. As such, extended set multiple questions are captured under Performance (row 4). NB - SEVERITY is captured in response categories. 2. Micro-environment: technical and personal assistance that follows the persons wherever they go (e.g. wheelchair, eye glasses, personal attendant). ICF Environment Chapter 1 & 3. 3. Meso-environment: the environment beyond the person (e.g. transportation infrastructure, accessibility, service provision at local level, attitudes of others). ICF Environment Chapters 2 & 4. Meso-environmental questions may also be non-domain specific. 4. Macro-environment: that which affects a whole country, such as policies and legislation, general societal attitudes and practices. ICF Environment Chapter 5. Macro-environmental questions are NOT domain specific. 5. Pain and Fatigue are not obvious functional domains (nor are they in the ICF); however, they are included here as domains. a) one question for children/one question for adults b) available for special populations c) no mention of functioning without AD - includes Intensity (How often?) d) upper body short set question is the ADL short set question

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