Access to information and consultation processes underpins informed expression of opinion and seeking and imparting information. However, people with disability, including children with disability are too often provided with limited or no opportunity to express their opinion or seek and impart information through participating in government consultation processes.402
Meetings and consultations are often conducted in inaccessible venues, and without consideration of the participation supports that may be required for participation, such as accessible parking, personal care attendants, guides or Auslan and DeafBlind interpreters.
People with intellectual disability are not provided with the support necessary to ensure that they understand the consultation process and can properly express their opinions,403 and are not given consultation documents in Easy English or plain English.404
