Statistic of the Month – What is the real cost of accessibility?
Learn how much accessibility really costs, why building it in from the start is more affordable, and how planning ahead can reduce retrofitting expenses.
CIP Fellowship Program 2026: Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for the 2026 CIP Fellowship Program, a 12-month initiative supporting junior researchers with disabilities from low- and middle-income countries to develop their research skills, conduct locally grounded projects, and connect with a global disability policy network.
Statistic of the Month – How Multidimensional Poverty Measures Overlook Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Having a toilet isn’t the same as being able to use it. Most multidimensional poverty indices count services, but they don’t ask whether those services are actually accessible for people with disabilities. So real deprivations for people with disabilities are not captured in the data, and it is invisible for public policies. If we want truly inclusive housing and infrastructure, accessibility aspects should be considered and the needs of people with disabilities have to show up in the numbers first.
Why Do Disability Prevalence Estimates Vary? A Summary of the WG-CIP-DDI Webinar
Two surveys, same country, same questions — yet completely different disability prevalence estimates. A recent webinar unpacked why this happens, and why understanding the variation matters more than looking for a single “correct” number.
Statistic of the Month – How Education Gaps by Disability Vary Across Age Groups
What if education gaps by disability are being measured incorrectly? Comparisons often mix all ages, but many people acquire disabilities after finishing school, and older generations had less access to education. Comparing everyone together distorts today’s picture of inclusion.
Webinar Invitation: Why Do Disability Prevalence Estimates Vary?
We are pleased to invite you to this webinar sponsored by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) and the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) and hosted by CIP, which will explore why disability prevalence estimates vary across data sources and what these differences mean for interpreting and using disability data.
Statistic of the Month – Beyond Prevalence: The Wider Reach of Disability
Standard prevalence rates underestimate the true impact of disability. When linked, for example, to poverty or extra expenditures of living, its effects extend to entire households.
From Invisibility to Impact: South Sudan’s Disability Data Transformation
This webinar explores how South Sudan transformed the collection of data on students with disabilities through its Education Management Information System (EMIS), moving from manual records to digital tools and incorporating the Washington Group Questions. This shift significantly improved data accuracy, increasing the number of identified students with disabilities from 6,000 to over 41,000, and helping reshape national education policy to be more inclusive.
International Women’s Day: Key Issues Facing the Gender & Disability Movement
On International Women’s Day, three CIP Senior Associates reflect on why women with disabilities are often overlooked in care policies and how feminist and disability movements can work together to build an inclusive care agenda.
Statistic of the Month – Employment vs. Unemployment: What Are We Really Measuring?
When comparing employment outcomes for persons with and without disabilities, the unemployment rate is often the first statistic cited. But does it tell the full story? This month, we explore why focusing on employment rates (and those outside the labour force) provides a more accurate picture of the barriers adults with disabilities face in accessing work.