The Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a charter amendment in June, referring it to the Nov. 2023 ballot, that would make the Office for People with Disabilities a permanent part of city government by making it a part of the city charter.
Philadelphia currently has a Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities, which was established by Mayor James Kenney (D) in September 2017 through Executive Order 7-17. The office included the Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities. Both were housed under the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Census data from 2016 showed that 16% of individuals living in Philadelphia reported a physical, emotional, or cognitive disability.
