A/HRC/31/62 (a) Recognize in domestic legislation the right of persons with disabilities to participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others, including the right to participate in public decision-making; (b) Create an enabling environment for the establishment and functioning of representative organizations of persons with disabilities, especially by: (i) Adopting a policy framework favourable to their establishment and sustained operation; (ii) Guaranteeing their independence and autonomy from the State; (iii) Providing support for capacity-building; (iv) Securing access to funding mechanisms, including public funding and international cooperation; (c) Adopt legislation to require State authorities to closely consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children and women with disabilities, through their representative organizations, in the development and implementation of legislation and policies that directly or indirectly concern them. States should establish formal mechanisms and remedies to challenge decisions that do not adhere to this requirement; (d) Engage with women and girls with disabilities and secure their direct participation in all processes of public decision-making, and guarantee that such participation and consultation is conducted in a safe environment, particularly in processes relating to the development of legislative or policy measures regarding violence and sexual abuse; (e) Ensure the participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in all processes of legal harmonization with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as in national implementation and monitoring; (f) Actively involve and closely consult with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in public budgeting processes and in international cooperation among States; (g) Guarantee the accessibility of all facilities, procedures and information related to public decision-making and consultation; (h) Provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities in all procedures related to public decision-making and consultation; (i) Adopt strategies to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in decision-making and provide disability and age-appropriate assistance for their participation in such processes; (j) Encourage and support the participation of persons with disabilities from disadvantaged groups, in particular those who experience discrimination on the basis of their race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, indigenous or social origin, property, birth, age or other status; (k) Support the participation of persons with disabilities in international decision-making processes. 101. The Special Rapporteur recommends that international cooperation agencies directly engage with and support representative organizations of persons with disabilities. 23