Musée de Charlevoix

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Musée de Charlevoix
10 chemin du Havre
La Malbaie, (Québec)
G5A 2Y8

Phone 1: 418 665 4411
Website : museedecharlevoix.qc.ca/
Email: communication@museedecharlevoix.qc.ca

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Description

Establishment offering free ticket for companion / CAL card.

Loan of manual wheelchair on request.

Accessibility

Parking

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 3

Reserved seat size
 Side aisle integrated into the reserved space

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Without obstacles
 Gentle slope

flooring
 Asphalted ground

Exterior Entrance | (Located : À l’arrière)

Signaling
 Signage indicating entry from the parking lot

Pathway leading to the entrance
 On a gentle slope
 Obstacles) : Végétation avec épines

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 1,5 cm
 Interior door handle located at : 120 cm above the ground
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Additional information

This is the ideal entrance for people with reduced mobility, as the slope is gentler.

Exterior Entrance | (Located : À l’avant)

Ramp
 No handrail

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm
 Interior door handle located at : 120 cm above the ground
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Ramp
 Steep slope : 6 %

Interior entrance | (Located : Salles d’exposition)

Driveway leading to the entrance
 Without slope or gently sloping
 Flooring in concrete, ceramic, lino or parquet

Interior entrance door
 Double door
 No horizontal strip and/or patterns on glass door

Additional information

The clear width of the door that remains open at all times is 74 cm, but the second door can be opened as required to create a passage space of at least 80 cm.

Interior of the building

Number of accessible floor(s) / Total number of floor(s)
  1 accessible floor(s) / 2 floor(s)

Staircase
 Handrails on each side

Counter
 Clearance under counter : 58 cm

Signaling
 Road sign(s) difficult to spot

Movement between floors
 No machinery to go up

Additional information

Benches throughout the facility for resting.

Washroom

Door
 Insufficient clear width : 79 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Accessible washroom(s)
 Maneuvering space in front of the door : 1,1 m wide x 1,3 m deep
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 0,8 m wide x 0,8 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 78 cm
 Door flush with toilet bowl

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer area on the side of the toilet bowl : 76 cm
 Toilet bowl seat : 48 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Vertical left
 Oblique right
 Too small : 60 cm in length

Washroom

Door
 Inward opening door
 Insufficient clear width : 79 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Urinal
 Not equipped for disabled people

Accessible washroom(s)
 Indoor maneuvering space at least 1.2 m wide x 1.2 m deep inside

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 78 cm

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl of at least 90 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Vertical left
 Oblique right
 Too small : 60 cm in length

Sanitary equipment
 Paper towel dispenser far from the sink

Shop

Indoor circulation
 Maneuvering area present at least 1.5 m in diameter

Displays
 Majority of items at hand

Cash counter
 Counter surface : 104 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter

Additional information

Some corridors in the store are narrow: 75 cm and 83 cm wide.

Showroom | Mezzanine (Located : 1er étage)

Indoor circulation
 2 or more steps

Exposure
 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m

Additional information

Breastfeeding chair available

Showroom : Exposition permanente

Furniture
 Accessible table
 No back support on the bench
 No armrest on the bench

Indoor circulation
 

Additional information

Carpeting

Exposed modules on the floor can create an obstacle for a visually impaired person with obstructed vision.

Some descriptive panels are not written in a contrasting color (gray on gray).

Terrace* | (située sur le toit)


 Non accessible entrance by the building


 Access by the building: access ramp: handrail on each side

Additional information

Access by stairwell only and no equipment to move between floors.