Attractions

Espace pour la vie - Biosphère

Establishment assessed on

Accessibility rating
Accessible

Establishment details

  • 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

  • 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

  • Access to entrance: gentle sloop
  • Paved walkway to the entrance
  • Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm
  • Automatic Doors

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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
  • 1 5
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 %

  • 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

  • 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
Contact details

160, chemin du Tour-de-l'Isle, Montréal, Québec

514 283 5000,

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