Box 3 Varying disability prevalence rates reported among Syrian refugees in Lebanon with and without using the WG-SS

Box 3: Varying disability prevalence rates reported among Syrian refugees in Lebanon with and without using the WG-SS In 2013, UNHCR data reported that 1.4% of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon had disabilities, based on self-identification against its own categories covering a number of impairments: physical (moderate and severe), mental (moderate and severe) and visual, hearing and speech impairments. Using the WG-SS, a joint HI and iMMAP assessment found a disability prevalence of 22.9% in Lebanon, with 59.9% of sampled households including at least one member with disabilities, compared with only 14% of households identified in a previous vulnerability assessment. Source: Humanity & Inclusion and iMMAP (2018) Removing barriers: the path towards Inclusive access disability assessment among Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: Lebanon report (https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/handicapinternational/pages/5144/attachments/original/1537200833/Lebanon_Removing_Barriers_2018_Report_Final_web.pdf?1537200833)