TORONTO – A new online tool is available to help businesses assess the level of accessibility in their workplace, and make improvements to support employees with a broad range of disabilities.

The free tool known as AccessPath was created by the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work, which launched it this October to coincide with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

It aims to make businesses aware of barriers facing their current or prospective employees with disabilities and offers solutions to close those gaps.

While there’s been progress over the past decade, advocates are still working to overcome pushback to implementing certain supports, said Jeffrey Normore, director of digital operations for the council, who helped lead the development of AccessPath.

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