Résidence du gouverneur général à la Citadelle

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Museum / Historic Site

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Résidence du gouverneur général à la Citadelle
1, côte de la Citadelle
Québec, (Québec)
G1R 3R2

Phone 1: 418 648 4322
Email: citadelle@gg.ca

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Description

Free guided tour from May to October in English and French.
Access to the residence is possible by car, cab or small bus. Please call 418-648-4322 or 1-866-936-4422 and let us know when you plan to visit so we can authorize your access to the residence.
Some wheelchairs are available on site.

Accessibility

Parking

Presence of slope
 Gentle slope

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 2

Reserved seat location
 Far from the entrance

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Gentle slope

Exterior Entrance* | (Main entrance)

Signaling
 No signage on the front door

Front door
 Difference in level between the interior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm
 Round exterior handle

Exterior Entrance* | (Secondary entrance)

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm

Additional information

A removable bevel can be requested to reduce the door's external threshold.

Interior entrance | (Located : Accès à la terrasse)

Interior entrance door
 Difference in level between the interior floor covering and the door sill : 3 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort
 Double door

Interior of the building

Elevator
 Dimension : 1,5 m wide x 1,5 m deep
 No sound signal
 No voice synthesizer announcing the floors served
 No visual signal

drinking fountain
 Fitted out for people with disabilities
 Insufficient Clearance Under Fountain : 660 cm

Additional information

In the corridor near the main entrance, there is a 2 cm threshold.

Decorative carpets in several places create restricted circulation corridors (80 cm).

Some doorways along the route are 78 cm wide.

Washroom

Access
 Obstacle : Tapis

Washbasin
 Raised surface : 88 cm above floor

Urinal
 Raised edge : 56 cm

Accessible washroom(s)
 Maneuvering space in front of the door : 1,5 m wide x 1 m deep
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 0,9 m wide x 1,5 m deep

Accessible washroom bowl
 No back support for tankless toilet

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the left of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Washroom

Access
 Obstacle : Tapis dans la pièce précédente

Washbasin
 Accessible sink

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 0,8 m wide x 1,5 m deep

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer area on the side of the toilet bowl : 75 cm
 Toilet bowl seat : 48 cm
 No back support for tankless toilet

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the right of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Showroom

Exposure
 Guided tour

Additional information

Description of the works exhibited in the residence on a removable card.

Guided tours available at all times.

Interpreters available free of charge with advance reservation.

Terrace*


 Outside passageway to the terrace: gentle slope


 Outside entrance: fixed ramp


 Outside entrance: no sill to the ramp


 Outside entrance: access ramp: gentle slope


 Outside entrance: access ramp: handrail too low  : 77 cm