; (7) be provided in such a manner that allows persons with disabilities to maintain their independence, self-determination, and dignity; (8) provide long-term services and supports that are of equal quality and equally accessible across geographic regions; and (9) ensure that long-term services and supports provide recipient’s the option of self-direction of services from either the recipient or care coordinators of the recipient’s choosing. (d) Public consultation In developing regulations to implement this section, the Secretary shall consult with an advisory commission on long-term services and supports that includes— (1) people with disabilities who use long-term services and supports and older adults who use long-term services and supports; (2) representatives of people with disabilities and representatives of older adults; (3) groups that represent the diversity of the population of people living with disabilities, including racial, ethnic, national origin, primary language use, age, sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, geographical, and socioeconomic diversity; (4) providers of long-term services and supports, including family attendants and family caregivers, and members of organized labor; (5) disability rights organizations