Biosphère — Musée de l'environnement

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Full access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2020

Biosphère — Musée de l'environnement
160, chemin du Tour-de-l'Isle
Montréal, (Québec)
H3C 4G8

Phone 1: 514 283 5000
Website: espacepourlavie.ca/biosphere

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Accessibility

Parking* | (Stationnement du Parc Jean-Drapeau) (situé : près de l’entrée secondaire de l'établissement)


 Exterior parking lot


 Less than 25 available parking spaces


 Asphalted ground


 Gentle slope (less than 8%)


 One or more reserved parking spaces : 2


 Good parking space identification on the ground and the information panel P150-5


 No obstacle between parking lot and entrance


 Secure walkway

Inside of the establishment* : Billetterie et accès aux étages


 More than two steps
 Passageway: larger than 92 cm


 Fixed Interior acces ramp


 Interior access ramp: clear width too large : 220 cm


 Interior access ramp: gentle slope


 Interior access ramp: surface area of landing between ramps exceeds 1.2 m x 1.2 m


 Interior acces ramp: handrail on each side
 Interior acces ramp: handrail height between 68.5 cm and 86.5 cm from the ground


 Ticket office desk too high : 113 cm
 No clearance under the ticket office desk
 Aisle leading to the ticket office desk of more than 92 cm
 Manoeuvring space in front of the ticket office desk larger than 1.5 m x 1.5 m


  5 accessible floor(s) / 5 floor(s)


 Elevator

Entrance* | (Entrée principale)


 Access to entrance: gentle sloop


 Paved walkway to the entrance


 Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm


 Automatic Doors

Entrance* | (Entrée secondaire)


 Access to entrance: gentle sloop


 Paved walkway to the entrance


 Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm


 Automatic Doors


 Hallway larger than 2.1 m x 2.1 m


 Clear 2nd door width: between 76 cm and 79 cm


 2nd door: outside door pull handle (D type)


 2nd door: inside door pull handle (D type)

Washroom with one stall* | (Located : au niveau 2)


 Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm


 Toilet room: door opening to outside
 The door opens in front of the toilet bowl


 Outside lever door handle


 Inside lever door handle


 Small toilet room area : 1,65 m x 2,1 m


 Manoeuvring clearance larger than 1.5 m x 1.5 m


 Larger than 87.5 cm clear floor space on the side of the toilet bowl


 Horizontal grab bar at right of the toilet height: between 84 cm and 92 cm from the ground


 Horizontal grab bar at left of the toilet height: between 84 cm and 92 cm


 Sink too high : 90 cm
 Clearance under the sink: larger than 68.5 cm
 Clearance width under the sink larger than 76 cm
 Clearance depth under the sink more than 28 cm
 clear space area in front of the sink larger than 80 cm x 1.2 m


 Sink: lever operated faucets

Washrooms with multiple stalls* | (Located : derrière la billetterie, au rez-de-chaussée)


 Entrance: too high outside door sill : 3 cm


 Entrance: interior door sill too high  : 3 cm


 Entrance: toilet room door width larger than 80 cm


 Entrance: outside door handle with kick plate


 Entrance: inside door pull handle (D type)


 Sink height: between 68.5 cm and 86.5 cm
 No clearance under the sink
 clear space area in front of the sink larger than 80 cm x 1.2 m


 Sink: push type faucets : 22 seconds


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 Accessible toilet stall: narrow door clear width


 Accessible toilet stall: door opening outside the stall
 Accessible toilet stall: door opening in the clear space area


 Accessible toilet stall: no outside door handle


 Accessible toilet stall: inside door handle (D type)


 Narrow accessible toilet stall : 1,5 m x 1,39 m


 Accessible toilet stall: narrow manoeuvring space : 1 m x 1 m


 Accessible toilet stall: narrow clear space area on the side : 72 cm


 Accessible toilet stall: horizontal grab bar at the left


 Accessible toilet stall: horizontal grab bar behind the toilet located between 84 cm and 92 cm from the ground

Showroom* : Salle 1 - niveau billetterie, au rez-de-chaussée


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m


 Descriptive labels located below 1.2 m
 Descriptive panels in large print (1 cm)


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects

Showroom* : Salle 2 - Salle immersive - niveau mezzanine


 Entrance: automatic door


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed too high : 3 m


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects

Showroom* : Salle 4 - Salle des parapluies - niveau mezzanine


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed too high : 1,5 m


 Descriptive labels too high : 1,5 cm


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects

Showroom* : Salle 5 - Salle de conférences - niveau mezzanine


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Some sections are non accessible


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed too high : 1,6 m


 Descriptive labels too high : 1,6 cm


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects

Showroom* : Salle 6 - niveau 2


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m


 Descriptive labels too high : 140 cm
 Descriptive panels in large print (1 cm)


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects


 Tactile exploration permitted in certain parts of exhibit : 30 %

Showroom* : Salle 7 - niveau 5


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m


 Descriptive labels too high : 1,6 cm


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects

Showroom* : Salle 8 - niveau billetterie, au rez-de-chaussée


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Path of travel between display tables exceeds 92 cm


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m


 Descriptive labels too high : 160 cm


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects