Aquarium du Québec

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Zoological Garden

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Aquarium du Québec
1675, av. des Hôtels
Québec, (Québec)
G1W 4S3

Phone 1: 418 659 5264
Phone 2: 1 866 659 5264
Website: www.sepaq.com/ct/paq/
Email: aquarium@sepaq.com

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Description

Wheelchairs available at the ticket office

Self-guided tour only - Meals with commentary in English and French

No audioguide system

Sensory Characteristics

Building* Pavillon Alizé

Ramp
 No banding of color and/or texture
 Landing area(s) : 1,2 m x       0,84 m
 Full-length non-continuous handrail

Building* Pavillon des Eaux

Interior access ramp
 Fixed access ramp
 On a gentle slope
 Full-length continuous handrail

Number of accessible floor(s) / Total number of floor(s)
  3 accessible floor(s) / 3 floor(s)

Elevator
 Accessible elevator
 Braille control buttons
 Voice synthesizer announcing the floors served

drinking fountain
 Fitted out for people with disabilities

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Additional information

Accessible breastfeeding room

Accessible lockers available for hire

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color
 Direct lighting missing on some sections of the exhibition
 Subtitled videos

Indoor circulation
 

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color
 Olfactory experience

Indoor circulation
 

Exposure
 Tactile exploration

Building* Pavillon des profondeurs

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color

Indoor circulation
 

Additional information

Some descriptive signs are dark and the lack of contrast makes them difficult to read, especially for the visually impaired.

Accessibility

Parking

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 6

Reserved seat location
 Far from the entrance

Reserved seat identification
 Panel too low : 1 m

Outdoor activity*


 Path on the site on steep slope

Building* Pavillon d'accueil (Billetterie et boutique)

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
 No horizontal strip and/or patterns on glass door

Counter
 Counter surface : 110 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter
 Fixed payment terminal : 80 cm above floor

Additional information

In the store, most items are within easy reach.

There are 4 wheelchairs available if needed.

Building* Pavillon Alizé

Front door
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Ramp
 No banding of color and/or texture
 Landing area(s) : 1,2 m x       0,84 m
 Full-length non-continuous handrail

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Washbasin
 Accessible sink

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,3 m above floor
 Raised Surface : 95 cm above floor

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique left

Other components of the accessible toilet cubicle
 Toilet Paper Dispenser : 58 cm above the floor

Washbasin
 Accessible sink

Sanitary equipment
 Hard to reach hand dryer

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl of at least 87.5 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique left

Other components of the accessible toilet cubicle
 Toilet Paper Dispenser : 50 cm above the floor

Tables
 Removable tables
 Accessible table(s)

Payment
 Fixed and/or elevated terminal

cafeteria counter
 Counter surface : 89 cm above floor
 Continuous tray slide
 Food display less than 1.35 m above the ground

Building* Pavillon des Eaux

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 3 cm
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 3 cm
 No horizontal strip and/or patterns on glass door

Interior access ramp
 Fixed access ramp
 On a gentle slope
 Full-length continuous handrail

Number of accessible floor(s) / Total number of floor(s)
  3 accessible floor(s) / 3 floor(s)

Elevator
 Accessible elevator
 Braille control buttons
 Voice synthesizer announcing the floors served

drinking fountain
 Fitted out for people with disabilities

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Additional information

Accessible breastfeeding room

Accessible lockers available for hire

Door
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Switch
 Raised : 1,37 m above the floor

Toilet bowl
 Center (axis) away from nearest adjacent wall : 57
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl : 60 cm

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,3 m
 Raised Surface : 93 cm

Door
 Interior maneuvering space : 1 m wide x 1,5 m deep in front of the door

Toilet bowl
 Center (axis) away from nearest adjacent wall : 50
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl of at least 90 cm

Grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique right

Washbasin
 Accessible sink

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,3 m
 Raised Surface : 96 cm

Toilet bowl
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl of at least 90 cm

Grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique right

Washbasin
 Accessible sink

Sanitary equipment
 Hard-to-reach soap dispenser

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,29 m
 Raised Surface : 91 cm

Tables
 Accessible table(s)

Payment
 Counter surface : 100 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter

Internal trips
 

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color
 Direct lighting missing on some sections of the exhibition
 Subtitled videos

Indoor circulation
 

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color
 Olfactory experience

Indoor circulation
 

Exposure
 Tactile exploration

Indoor circulation
 

Additional information

It is possible for employees to put certain species in a removable tray to facilitate handling for someone who can't get up to touch the tanks.

Building* Pavillon des profondeurs

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 3 cm
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 1,5 cm
 Difference in level between the interior floor covering and the door sill : 1,5 cm
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Washbasin
 Accessible sink
 Clearance depth under sink : 23 cm

Sanitary equipment
 Hard-to-reach soap dispenser

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,34 m above floor

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the right of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Washbasin
 Accessible sink
 Clearance depth under sink : 23 cm

Sanitary equipment
 Hard-to-reach soap dispenser

Changing table
 Raised handle : 1,34 m above floor

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the right of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Exposure
 Non-contrasting color

Indoor circulation
 

Additional information

Some descriptive signs are dark and the lack of contrast makes them difficult to read, especially for the visually impaired.