Bibliothèque Nationale (site de Rosemont)

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Accessibility features

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Sub-categories:
Library

Region:
Accessibility:
Not accessible





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Bibliothèque Nationale (site de Rosemont)
2275 rue Holt
Montréal, (Québec)
H2G 2M2

Phone 1: 800 363 9028
Website : www.banq.qc.ca/
Email: collectionspatrimoniales@banq.qc.ca

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Grande Bibliothèque (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
Full access
Visual impairments
Hearing impairments

Description

The Rosemont site of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec is a place where you can consult old documents. Appointments are required for access and consultation. Tables are accessible and there is a computer that magnifies texts. Books and documents can be brought in from other BanQ branches. The interior of the building is accessible in its integrity, but the toilets are not accessible on the first floor.

Accessibility

Exterior Entrance | (Main entrance)

Pathway leading to the entrance
 Circulation corridor at least 1.1 m wide

Ramp
 Clear width of at least 1.1 m

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 4 cm
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Parking | (situé : dans la rue)

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 1

Reserved seat location
 By the side of the street

Interior of the building

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

Movement between floors
 Manlift

Universal washroom

Door
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Interior maneuvering space
 Restricted Maneuvering Space : 1,5 m wide x 1,26 meters deep

Toilet bowl
 Center (axis) away from nearest adjacent wall : 77
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl : 58 cm

Grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique right

Showroom : Mémoire de papier

Indoor circulation
 

Exposure
 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m

Additional information

The exhibition presents the evolution of books and paper.

Changing room and lockers | (Located on the ground floor)

Aisle leading to the locker room entrance
 Circulation corridor at least 1.1 m wide

Entrance door to the locker room
 Free width of at least 80 cm

Lockers
 Traffic corridors with a minimum width of 92 cm

Additional information

The checkroom consists of 1.5 m-high closets. There are also open lockers for your belongings.