Phare de Pointe-des-Monts

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Not accessible





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Phare de Pointe-des-Monts
1830, chemin du Vieux-Phare
Baie-Trinité, (Québec)
G0H 1A0

Phone 1: 418 939 2400
Website : www.pharepointe-des-monts.com
Email: info@pharedepointedesmonts.com

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Description

Course from the parking lot (near the reception building) to the point where the lighthouse, hangar and dovecote are located: 500 m - surfaced with coarse gravel, lawn, stones and a wooden bridge.
Golf kart shuttle service available.

Auberge de la Maison du gardien (4 rooms upstairs = not accessible) - summer 2024 closed for renovations.

Accessibility

Parking | (situé : près du bâtiment d'accueil)

Presence of slope
 Steep slop : 10 %

flooring
 Coarse gravel ground

Building* d'accueil

Pathway leading to the entrance
 On a steep slope : 10 %
 Unstable or soft floor covering

Step(s) leading to entrance
 1 step or more : 11 steps
 Handrail on each side

Ramp
 No access ramp

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 3 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Pathway leading to the entrance
 Unstable or soft floor covering

Step(s) leading to entrance
 Beveled landing on steep slope : 18 %
 No handrail

Front door
 Exterior maneuvering area : 0 m width x 0 m depth in front of the door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 4 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm
 Exterior round or thumb-latch handle
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Additional information

Bevelled threshold = 69 cm wide

Counter
 Wireless or removable payment terminal

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Door
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Accessible washroom(s)
 No toilet cabin equipped for disabled people
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1,37 m wide x 0,90 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Free width of the door at least 80 cm

Accessible washroom bowl
 No transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl

Door
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Accessible washroom(s)
 No toilet cabin equipped for disabled people
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1,37 m wide x 0,90 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Free width of the door at least 80 cm

Accessible washroom bowl
 No transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl

Displays
 Majority of items at hand

Cash counter
 Wireless or removable payment terminal

Indoor circulation
 

Building* Phare (Located sur la pointe (île de gros rochers))

Step(s) leading to entrance
 1 step or more : 5 steps
 Handrail on each side

Ramp
 Fixed access ramp
 Area of the landing(s) of at least 1.2 m x 1.2 m
 Clear Width : 80 cm
 Full-length non-continuous handrail

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 8 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Ramp
 Steep slope : 12 %

Course without obstacles
 Clear Width of Restricted Traffic Corridor : 80 cm

Interior access ramp
 No access ramp

Course without obstacles
 One step

Movement between floors
 No machinery to go up

Indoor circulation
 2 or more steps : 90 steps

Exposure
 Sound videos
 Audioguide
 Guided tour
 Tactile exploration

Building* Pigeonnier

Step(s) leading to entrance
 Gently sloped beveled bearing

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 7 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Exposure
 Audioguide
 Video guide
 Guided tour
 Tactile exploration

Additional information

Failing access to the interior of the lighthouse, an alternative 360o immersive experience with multisensory content (audio, written and sound) is offered via a tablet. 15-minute short film on the lives of guards and their families. Manipulable 3-D model of the site

Building* Hangar

Ramp
 Level difference at the top of the ramp : 8 cm
 No handrail

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 12 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Exposure
 Guided tour

Indoor circulation