Musée de l'Auberge Symmes

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access
Visual impairments





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2020

Musée de l'Auberge Symmes
1, rue Front
Gatineau, (Québec)
J9H 4W8

Phone 1: 819 682 0291
Website: www.symmes.ca
Email: symmesreception@gmail.com

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Description

Museum housed in the beautiful Symmes Inn, a classified building and national heritage site. It is located on the shores of the Ottawa River. Our permanent exhibition "The Symmes Inn: Windows onto the Ottawa River" tells the story of the use that was made of this important site over centuries.

Accessibility

Parking*


 One or more reserved parking spaces : 1


 Reserved parking spaces near the entrance


 Parking space identification on a blue and white information panel

Inside of the establishment*


 Reception counter too high : 95 cm
 Reception desk: no clearance under the desk


  1 accessible floor(s) / 3 floor(s)


 No machinery to go up

Entrance*


 No information panel about another accessible entrance


  2  2 


 Fixed ramp


 Access ramp: steep slope  : 9 %

Entrance*


 Main entrance


 No information panel about a possible accessible entrance


  2  2 


 Fixed ramp


 Access ramp: steep slope  : 10 %


 Sub-standard 2nd door width : 70 cm

Washrooms with multiple stalls*


 Accessible toilet room: signage


 Entrance: narrow toilet room door width (between 76 and 79 cm)


 Entrance: toilet room door opening towards inside


 Sink height: between 68.5 cm and 86.5 cm
 Clearance under the sink: larger than 68.5 cm


  1  2 


 Narrow manoeuvring clearance in front of door 


 Accessible toilet stall: narrow door clear width


 Accessible toilet stall: door opening inside the stall


 Narrow accessible toilet stall : 1.44 m x 1.50 m


 Accessible toilet stall: narrow manoeuvring space


 Accessible toilet stall: more than 87.5 cm of clear space area on the side


 Accessible toilet stall:diagonal grab bar at the left

Showroom*


 Ground floor


 Some sections are non accessible


 100% of exhibit space accessible


 Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available


 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m


 Guided tours available with reservation


 Direct lighting on all displayed objects