Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2019

Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke
275, rue Dufferin
Sherbrooke, (Québec)
J1H 4M5

Phone 1: 819 821 5406
Website: mhist.org
Email: societehistoire@societehistoire.com

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Accessibility

Parking*


 Exterior parking lot


 One or more reserved parking spaces : 1


 Reserved parking spaces near the entrance

Inside of the establishment*


 Ticket office desk too high : 104 cm
 No clearance under the ticket office desk


  3 accessible floor(s) / 4 floor(s)


 Elevator


 Elevator: inside control panel too high : 1,3 cm
 Elevator: no Braille character control button
 Elevator: audible signals when doors open
 Elevator: audible signals at each floor

Room* | (Other/ Archives)


  90 cm

Table(s)
  66 cm
  1,1 cm


 

Entrance*


  1  2 


 More than two steps : 11 steps


 No ramp


 Hard to open door


 Automatic Doors


 The 2nd door is automatic


 Automatic 2nd door: not easy to open

Entrance*


 No information panel about a possible accessible entrance


  1  2 


 Access to entrance: gentle sloop


 More than two steps : 4 steps


 Fixed ramp


 Manoeuvring space larger than 1.5 m x 1.5 m in front of the ramp


 Access ramp: clear width too large : 120 cm


 Hard to open door


 Automatic Doors
 Automatic door with push button too high : 95 m


 2nd door: easy to open


 2nd door: outside door knob handle


 2nd door: inside door knob handle

Washroom with one stall*


 Toilet room: directional signage


 Narrow manoeuvring clearance in front of door  : 1,3 m x 1,5 m


 Clear width of door restricted (between 76 and 79 cm)


 Toilet room: door opening to outside


 Switch too high : 1,35 m


 Coat hook too high : 1,7 m


 Toilet room area : 1,7 m x 2 m


 Narrow manoeuvring clearance : 1,4 m x 1,5 m


 Toilet bowl too near from the wall : 26 cm


 Inadequate clear floor space on the side of the toilet bowl : 60 cm


 Raised toilet seat : 50 cm


 Diagonal grab bar at right of the toilet: too low : 80 cm


 Horizontal grab bar behind the toilet: too high : 95 cm


 Toilet paper dispenser far from the toilet
 Toilet paper dispenser: too low : 70 cm


 No garbage can


 Faucets too far to reach : 53 cm


 Mirror too high : 1,4 m

Showroom* : Salle Andrée-Désilets (rdc) et la salle American-Biltrite 1er étage


 Exhibit space adapted for disabled persons


 75% of exhibit space accessible


 Objects not titled in glassed displays


 Guided tours available on request


 Tactile exploration permitted in certain parts of exhibit : 30 %


 No audio guides available

  • Other features

    Caractéristiques motrices

    • Hall: limited space : 71 cm entre les tables (centre des archives)
    • Guided tour(s)
    • Access : au Centre des archives (sous-ol)
    • Table: insufficient clearance : 65,5 cm (centre des archives)

    Caractéristiques visuelle

    • Direct lighting
  • Entrance*

    Caractéristiques motrices

    • Entrance: door handle : à loquet-poucier
  • Inside of the establishment*

    Caractéristiques motrices

    • Reception counter too high : 1,04 m et le dégagement sous le comptoir est inexistant
  • Shop*

    Caractéristiques motrices

    • Access to the store
  • Public washroom*

    Caractéristiques motrices

    • Washrooms: insufficient transfer area : 48 cm
    • Washrooms : accessible située au rez-de-chaussée
    • Washroom: hand paper towel / dryer too high : et situé dans la zone de transfert
    • Washrooms: grab bar(s) : oblique trop basse et celle derrière la toilette est trop haute
    • Washrooms: elevated toilet