Human Relations Commission guidance on personal care attendant admission fees

At a glance

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• What: a resolution by Kendra Brooks commending the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for guidance that charging admission for a personal care attendant is discrimination, and recognizing the Arc of Philadelphia's advocacy.
• Where it stands: adopted by voice vote on 2026-10-15.
• Next: venues are urged to adopt policies matching the guidance.

Main points

• Councilmembers honored a disability advocate and the Arc of Philadelphia, whose director said the change took 13 years.
• The advocate said his money now goes twice as far. Brooks noted she had held a hearing on accessibility for 2026 big events and urged venues to review the guidance.
• Councilmember Jones said he chairs the Commission's board; Landau called it a major win for arts and culture access.

Sources

• Council agenda for 2026-10-15: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1449170&GUID=C7D88BEE-0DE9-4C9F-8D5A-1A1674CEA2D8
• Meeting video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rm4F_Nw4Q1s

Discussion time

About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-15 - City Council — Two speakers from the Arc; adopted by voice vote; praise from Brooks, Jones and Landau.