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Authors: Asahel Bush (CBM Australia / CBM Global Inclusion Advisory Group)
Meaningfully evaluating equity for people with disability is challenging. In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), existing data, tools, expertise and political will are often lacking. Disability monitoring data can rarely measure substantive equality, because comparable population data is not available. This presentation will explore these challenges, based on a review of evidence on disability data and eye health in LMICs. It will propose some ways forward, including standardising disability measurement tools and pushing for more and better population-based evidence generation. Transforming practice on measuring disability equity is challenging, but possible; it is essential to avoid compounding structural inequities.
