What "Barrier-Free Path of Travel" Means in Practice

A barrier-free path of travel is a continuous, unobstructed route — from an accessible parking space or the property line, through the entrance, and to the spaces a visitor needs to reach — that someone using a mobility aid can navigate without encountering a step, an overly steep slope, or a door they can't open unassisted.

The word "continuous" is doing a lot of work in that definition: a single non-compliant step partway along an otherwise accessible route breaks the whole path, which is why accessibility reviews look at the entire journey rather than just the entrance itself or a single accessible washroom in isolation.