This section provides general guidance to policy makers and legislators pertaining to stakeholders that need to be consulted and invested in the development of effective disability non-discrimination legislation. An overview of the various stakeholder groups (including people with disabilities and the organizations that represent them, employers and employers’ organizations, workers and trade unions, service providers and other interested parties) is provided along with strategies for gaining their support and involvement. Specific examples of how the consultation process might be structured and how other countries have already designed the process are provided.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this seminar course participants will be able to:

• Define the importance of consultation in the legislative development process.
• Identify the four primary groups to be targeted for consultation when developing equal employment and disability non-discrimination legislation and policy.
• Describe a typical consultative legislative process.
• Highlight examples from at least three countries of their experiences in consulting with specific targeted stakeholders in their legislative development process.