Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Garden

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access
Visual impairments





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende
2480, boul. Hochelaga
Québec, (Québec)
G1V 0A6

Phone 1: 418 656 2046
Website : https://www.fsaa.ulaval.ca/
Email: jardin@fsaa.ulaval.ca

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Description

The Roger-Van den Hende University Garden is located near Université Laval. It features many varieties of plants and changes with the seasons. We recommend that you consult the trails section of this fact sheet for the most accessible trails. Guided tours of the garden are also available from June to August. 

The toilets affiliated with this garden are those of the Envirotron Pavilion at Université Laval.

Accessibility

Parking

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

Reserved seat size
 Free width of at least 2.4 m
 Restricted Side Aisle Clear Width : 1,2 m

Reserved seat identification
 Using the panel and on the ground

flooring
 Asphalted ground

Additional information

The parking meter is partially accessible, as it requires the presence of an attendant. A steep, beveled threshold leads to the 81 cm-wide cubicle surrounding the pay station. The touch screen for payment is 140 cm high.

Trail

Trail
 Coating in compacted rock dust

Outdoor furniture
 Bench height : 34,7 cm
 Back support on the bench
 Armrest on the bench

Drinking fountain
 Inaccessible

Additional information

The Roger Van den Hende University Garden is made up of several accessible paths divided into different sectors. The numbers below are those shown on the map of the site, which can be found in the photos on this page. We recommend visiting the Herbacetum (5), the Roseraie Bon-Pasteur (7), the Pergola (8) and the new cultivar evaluation site (2). These paths are wide and well-defined.

Other sections of the garden may present significant obstacles, such as a narrowing of the pathway, sections of lawn, a few steps, etc. We do not recommend visiting these areas. We do not recommend visiting these sections.

Building*

Pathway leading to the entrance
 Obstacles) : Craque dans l’allée

Front door
 Steep Slope Bevel Level Difference : 15 %
 Free width of at least 80 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort
 No electric opening mechanism

Vestibule
 Vestibule at least 1.5 m deep and at least 1.2 m wide

2nd Entrance Door
 Free width of at least 80 cm
 No electric opening mechanism
 Double door

Signage on the door
 Signage on the entrance door

Interior entrance door
 Maneuvering space : 1,3 m x       1,5 m
 single door
 Free width of at least 80 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort
 No electric opening mechanism

Door
 Lateral clearance on the side of the handle : 0 cm
 Outward opening door
 Insufficient clear width : 75 cm
 Raised latch : 102 cm

Area
 Area at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m deep : 2,2 m wide x 1,8 m deep

Interior maneuvering space
 Maneuvering space at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m deep

Toilet bowl
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl : 87 cm

Grab bar(s)
 Horizontal behind the bowl
 Oblique left
 Oblique right
 Too small : 61 cm in length
 Located between 75 and 85 cm above the floor

Washbasin
 Maneuvering space in front of the sink : 80 cm width x 1,1 cm deep
 Surface between 68.5 cm and 86.5 cm above the floor
 Clearance under the sink of at least 68.5 cm above the floor
 Free width of the clearance under the sink of at least 76 cm
 Clearance depth under the washbasin of at least 28 cm

Sanitary equipment
 Raised hand paper dispenser : 1,38 m above the floor
 Tilted mirror

Additional information

The women's washroom has a side grab bar on the right and the men's washroom has a side grab bar on the left.