Person-Centered Evaluation Surveys With People With Disabilities: Lessons From the Field

Katharine Witgert
Melissa Vandawalker
Caroline Logan
Abt Associates

A critical mechanism for advancing health equity is the design of programs that are person-centered and aligned with the goals of the individuals they serve. For evaluators, it is critical that the work is grounded in the perspectives and values of those individuals (Logan, Witgert, and Hersey, 2022). This article describes the processes the study team developed and the lessons learned about collecting information from residents of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 811 Project Rental Assistance program and Project Rental Assistance Contract properties that may inform other efforts to meaningfully engage people with disabilities in evaluation research.