Attractions

Lieu historique national du Canada de Sir-George-Étienne-Cartier

Establishment assessed on

Accessibility rating
Partially accessible
Services and facilities for
Blind and low vision people

Establishment details

  • More than two steps : 22 steps
  • Passageway: larger than 92 cm
  • Fixed Interior acces ramp
  • Carpeted Interior acces ramp
  • Interior access ramp: clear width between 87 cm and 92 cm
  • Interior access ramp: steep slope : 13 %
  • Interior acces ramp: handrail on each side
  • Interior acces ramp: handrail height between 68.5 cm and 86.5 cm from the ground
  • 3 accessible floor(s) / 3 floor(s)
  • Elevator

  • Access to entrance steeply sloped : 8 %
  • Interlocking stone walkway to the entrance
  • Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm
  • Automatic Doors

  • Clear width of door exceeds 80 cm
  • Toilet room: door opening to inside
  • The door opens in front of the clear floor space
  • Outside door pull handle (D type)
  • Inside door pull handle (D type)
  • Toilet room area : 2,3 m x 2,1 m
  • Manoeuvring clearance larger than 1.5 m x 1.5 m
  • Narrow clear floor space on the side of the toilet bowl : 60 cm
  • 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 : 88 cm
  • Clearance width under the sink larger than 76 cm
  • Clearance depth under the sink more than 28 cm
  • Faucets too far to reach : 55 cm
  • clear space area in front of the sink larger than 80 cm x 1.2 m

  • Path of travel between display shelves exceeds 92 cm
  • Manoeuvring space diameter larger than 1.5 m available
  • Displays height: less than 1.2 m
  • Cash stand height: between 68.5 and 86.5 cm from the ground
  • Cash counter: no clearance
  • Checkout counter: removable card payment machine
  • Cash counter: passageway to longer than 92 cm
  • Cash counter: manoeuvring space larger than 1.5 m x 1.5 m

  • Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm
  • Entrance: outside door pull handle (D type)
  • Entrance: inside door pull handle (D type)
  • 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
  • Objects tilted in glassed displays
  • Descriptive labels located below 1.2 m
  • Guided tours available with reservation
  • Direct lighting on all displayed objects
  • Tactile exploration permitted in certain parts of exhibit : 75 %

  • 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
  • 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 located below 1.2 m
  • Direct lighting on all displayed objects

  • 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
  • Objects tilted in glassed displays
  • Descriptive labels too high : 140 cm
  • Descriptive panels in large print (1 cm)
  • Direct lighting on all displayed objects

    • 15 persons / places
    • Path of travel exceeds 92 cm
    • à levier, à 95 cm de haut
      Contact details

      458, rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal, Québec

      514 283 2282, 888 773 8888,

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