Parc national Forillon / Centre d'accueil et de découverte

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
National park of Canada

Region:
Accessibility:
Not accessible





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Parc national Forillon / Centre d'accueil et de découverte
1438 boulevard de Cap des Rosiers
Gaspé, (Québec)
G4X 6G7

Phone 1: 418 368 5505
Phone 2: 1 888 773 8888
Website : parcscanada.gc.ca/forillon
Email: information@pc.gc.ca

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Activities and related services

Parc national Forillon
Partial access
Parc national Forillon / Sentier du Banc
Full access
Parc national Forillon / Sentier Prélude-à-Forillon
Partial access

Description

Loan of a GRIT all-terrain wheelchair for exploring adjacent trails, available on request from reception.

Accessibility

Parking

Presence of slope
 Gentle slope

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

Reserved seat location
 Far from the entrance

landing stage
 Presence of a curb cut

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Safe route

Additional information

The charging station is accessible (close to the asphalt and controls less than 1.2 m away) but is not located in a reserved parking space.

Building* Centre d'accueil et de découverte

Signaling
 No signage on the front door

Pathway leading to the entrance
 Accessible driveway leading to the entrance

Front door
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
 Electric opening door not equipped with a safety detector stopping the movement of the door in the presence of an obstacle

Additional information

No continuous opaque strip on the glass door for the blind or partially sighted

Course without obstacles
 Clear width of the circulation corridor of more than 92 cm

Counter
 Accessible counter
 Wireless or removable payment terminal

Signaling
 Easily identifiable traffic sign(s)

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Additional information

Easily identifiable signage, but little use of the international pictogram for people with disabilities.

Access
 Restricted Traffic Corridor : 87 m wide

Door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 73 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 L-shaped right

Signaling
 Accessible toilet room: no signage

Sanitary equipment
 Hand dryer far from the sink

Washbasin
 Accessible sink
 Faucets away from the rim of the sink : 48 cm

Sanitary equipment
 Hard-to-reach paper towel dispenser

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 73 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 L-shaped left

Signaling
 Accessible toilet room: no signage

Internal trips
 Maneuvering area of at least 1.5 m in diameter available

cafeteria counter
 Counter surface : 104 cm above floor
 Food display less than 1.35 m above the ground

Internal trips
 

Tables
 75% of the tables are accessible.

Additional information

Access through accessible exterior entrance door. Inside, the push-button is obstructed.

Indoor circulation
 Traffic corridor : 80 cm

Displays
 Majority of items at hand

Cash counter
 Accessible cash counter

Indoor circulation
 


 Entrance : No-step entrance


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 All sections are accessible.


 All seating accessible to disabled persons


 No hearing assistance system

Additional information

Accessible emergency exit ramp: 5% slope, handrails on 2 sides, low threshold and 85 cm clear width.

No subtitles on the video in 2 languages.

Interior access ramp
 On a gentle slope

Exposure
 Non-tilted objects
 Modules with clearance
 Virtual reality
 Other sensory experiences : Tente pour enfants

Furniture
 Bench height : 41 cm
 No armrest on the bench

Additional information

No color or texture bands at the top and bottom of the ramp.

Virtual reality and quiz not accessible to the blind or partially sighted

Quiz not accessible to people with reduced mobility


 Non accessible terracce


 Outside entrance: two steps or more

Additional information

Roof terrace not accessible

Accessible ground-level terrace: Presence of an accessible table (clearance under table 66 cm)