CanAssist / What we do

What we do

We’re a self-funded nonprofit based at the University of Victoria, a trusted partner of the Canadian government, and many of us have lived experiences of disability. When you hire CanAssist, you help provide assistive tech and services to the community.

Assistive technology

Whether it's to support learning, get back to work, or enjoy your favourite activity again, discover technology solutions engineered to overcome barriers.

Assistive technology for employment

If you’re facing a barrier that’s preventing you from finding employment, returning to work, or performing your best, find out how assistive technology can work for you.

Get assistive tech for work

Custom assistive technology

Consult with us to engineer, research, design, and adapt technology for overcome barriers that no off-the-shelf product can.

Customize assistive tech

Assistive technology products

Get proven tools built from real needs, now available for organizations and individuals ready to put them to work.

Enquire about assistive tech products

Accessible employment

Explore employment support for people with disabilities and employers who know that inclusive teams are stronger.

Inclusive employers network

Represent your dedication to making a stronger and more accessible workforce, and network with like-minded peers who are also committed to inclusion.

Join the inclusive employers network

Inclusive hiring consulting

Build inclusive workplaces through accessibility, from practices of hiring, training, and retention, to foundations of culture, systems, and technology.

Get inclusive hiring consulting

Job coaching & job placement

Get one-on-one coaching, skill-building, and job matching for people with disabilities ready for your next opportunity.

Start your job journey

Web & digital accessibility

Make your website and digital tools work for everyone, from a few impactful tweaks to a full accessibility overhaul.

Website accessibility audit

Fix the issues preventing your audience from reaching you, in alignment with WCAG and tested by people who face barriers.

Audit my website

Accessibility training

Train your organization on how to support meaningful inclusion and accessibility in any industry.

Accessibility in the workplace online course

Develop the mindset to support meaningful inclusion in a self-paced course covering the fundamentals of workplace accessibility.

Accessibility workshops

Improve the culture in your organization with tailored training for your staff on accessibility, inclusive design, and disability awareness.

Enquire about workshops

Disability & accessibility research

Be a part of community-led research alongside people who face the barriers we aim to overcome.

Research partnerships

Partner with our UVic-based team on community-based research that advances accessibility and inclusion.

Partner in research

Join a research study

Have a disability or lived experience? Join research that could help shape the future of accessibility.

Participate in research

Participant recruitment

Need participants with lived disability experience for your study? Connect with our community network.

Find research participants

Accessibility standards consulting

Meet or exceed accessibility standards. Get ongoing expert guidance on federal and provincial accessibility laws, like the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) or the Accessible B.C. Act.

Accessibility regulations support

Establish accessibility committees, make accessibility plans, and create tools to receive feedback from the public, in the context of your organization's operations.

Get help with accessibility regulations

Accessibility regulations exist because of the brave people who fought to defend their loved ones, students, employees, patients, and themselves. You want to make your environment accessible not because you're forced to, but because you’re inspired to challenge the status quo.

Charitable registration

# 10816 2470 RR0001