Attractions

Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke

Establishment assessed on

Accessibility rating
Partially accessible

Establishment details

  • Exterior parking lot
  • One or more reserved parking spaces : 1
  • Reserved parking spaces near the entrance

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 90 cm

Table(s)

  • 66 cm
  • 1,1 cm

    Contact details

    275, rue Dufferin, Sherbrooke, Québec

    819 821 5406,

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