What is Accessible Compass?

Your plain-language guide to finding Canadian disability support programs, benefits, and local resources.

Guides

Browse our structured guides — no AI needed. Plain-language help you can read at your own pace.

Caregiver Guide

Supporting someone with a disability? Find financial help, respite care, legal tools, and support for yourself.

Appeals Guide

Denied CPP Disability? Learn how reconsideration and appeals work, what deadlines to watch, and where to find help.

RDSP Guide

A complete plain-language guide to the Registered Disability Savings Plan — eligibility, grants, bonds, contributions, and withdrawals.

SSAH Guide (Ontario)

A complete plain-language guide to Ontario's Special Services at Home — eligibility, the diagnosis question, eligible and ineligible expenses, respite, paying family members, MyDirectPlan, and the age-18 transition to Passport and DSO.

AISH Guide (Alberta)

A complete plain-language guide to Alberta's Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped — eligibility, the $1,940 monthly benefit, income and asset rules, working while on AISH, CPP-D, the Canada Disability Benefit, health benefits, and appeals.

ADAP Guide (Alberta)

A complete plain-language guide to Alberta's Disability Assistance Program — eligibility, the $1,740 monthly benefit, $700 income exemption, working on ADAP, health benefits, appeals, and the full AISH-to-ADAP transition through December 2027.

CPP Disability Guide (Canada)

A complete plain-language guide to the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit — 2026 payment amounts, eligibility, working while receiving CPP-D, retroactive payments, reinstatement, the CPP Children's Benefit, and appeals.

Workers' Compensation Guide (Canada)

A plain-language guide to workers' compensation in Canada — find your provincial or territorial WCB, common types of support, how to file a claim, appeals, and how it differs from CPP Disability and other programs.

Disability Equipment & Assistive Technology Funding (Canada)

A plain-language guide to where funding for disability equipment and assistive technology may come from in Canada — provincial programs, workplace accommodation, workers' compensation, tax measures, and community organizations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I stack CPP-D and ODSP? Do I need a diagnosis? Plain answers to the most common questions.

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The Support Finder asks a few questions and points you to the benefits and programs that fit your situation.

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Accessible Compass is an independent guide — we are not a government agency and do not process applications or approve benefits. We provide general information only, not legal, medical, or financial advice. Program rules may change. Always confirm with official government sources.