The Washington Group questions (WGQ) on functioning have been widely promoted as the go-to tool for disability data collection. Designed for use by government, the WGQ have been adopted by non-government organizations (NGOs) for use in programming. However, little is known about how the WGQs are being used by NGOs or how use may be contributing to disability inclusion. Method: This paper describes exploratory research on the use of the WGQ in NGO programming. An online survey provided an overview of adoption followed by semi-structured interviews from a purposive sample to explore data collection, analysis, and use. Results: Thematic analysis showed limited inclusion outcomes directly attributable to use of the WGQ, adoption driven by individual champions rather than systematically across organizations, and challenges in data collection resulting in a wide range of prevalence rates. What information the WGQ can realistically contribute to programs was also overestimated. However, the process of using the WGQ was raising awareness on disability inclusion within program teams and communities. Conclusion: Acknowledging differences in emerging use by NGOs beyond the WGQ’s intended purpose, alongside promoting a flexible and staged approach to adoption and use in programming, may improve utility and disability inclusion outcomes over time.

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华盛顿小组问题在非政府规划中的使用


关于功能的华盛顿小组问题 (WGQ) 已被广泛推广为残疾数据收集的首选工具。 WGQ 专为政府使用而设计，已被非政府组织 (NGO) 采用用于编程。然而，人们对非政府组织如何使用 WGQ 或使用如何促进残疾人包容性知之甚少。方法：本文描述了在非政府组织规划中使用 WGQ 的探索性研究。在线调查提供了采用情况的概述，然后对有目的的样本进行半结构化访谈，以探索数据收集、分析和使用。结果：主题分析显示，纳入结果有限，直接归因于 WGQ 的使用、由个人倡导者推动而不是跨组织系统地采用，以及数据收集方面的挑战导致广泛的流行率。 WGQ 可以实际为项目贡献的信息也被高估了。然而，使用 WGQ 的过程正在提高项目团队和社区对残疾人包容性的认识。结论：承认非政府组织在新兴使用方面的差异超出了 WGQ 的预期目的，同时在规划中推广灵活、分阶段的采用和使用方法，随着时间的推移，可能会提高效用和残疾人包容性结果。