Ville d'Alma Spectacles - Salle Michel-Côté

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
Auditorium / Theatre

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access
Hearing impairments





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Ville d'Alma Spectacles - Salle Michel-Côté
850, avenue Bégin Sud
Alma, (Québec)
G8B 2X6

Phone 1: 418 669 5111
Phone 2: 418 669 5135
Website : https://almaspectacles.com/
Email: billetterie@ville.alma.qc.ca

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Description

Salle Michel-Côté has reserved seating for wheelchair users. Advance reservations are recommended, as the number of wheelchair spaces is limited. One companion per disabled person is admitted free of charge.

Accessibility

Parking

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

Reserved seat location
 Near the entrance

Reserved seat size
 Side aisle integrated into the reserved space

landing stage
 Presence of a curb cut

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Curb Ramp Longitudinal Slope, Steep : 10 %

Exterior Entrance* | (Main entrance)

Signaling
 No signage on the front door

Step(s) leading to entrance
 No contrasting color bands on the nosing of the stairs
 No handrail

Ramp
 No banding of color and/or texture
 No ledges on the sides of the access ramp
 Clear Width : 105 cm

Front door
 Presence of an electric opening mechanism

Additional information

Handrails not safely curved downwards.

Interior of the building

Scissor lift
 Accessible lifting platform
 No sound signal
 No voice synthesizer announcing the floors served
 No visual signal

Signaling
 Road sign(s) difficult to spot
 Traffic sign in non-contrasting color

Course without obstacles
 No obstruction

Universal washroom

Switch
 Raised : 1,38 m above the floor

Toilet bowl
 No back support for tankless toilet

Grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the right of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Sanitary equipment
 Raised hand paper dispenser : 1,27 m above the floor

Sanitary bin
 Garbage can in the clear floor space

Exhibit area*


 Located at : 1 floor


  1  2 


 Entrance: door clear width larger than 80 cm


 Some sections are non accessible


 Less than 25% of paths of travel accessible


 Capacity : 772 persons


 Seating reserved for disabled persons : 3


 Reserved seating located on sides


 No removable seating
 No seating with removable armrests
 No bigger seats


 No hearing assistance system

Additional information

Emergency exit not accessible (steps). In an emergency, the elevator can be operated manually, but it is very slow.

An employee is present and trained to operate the elevator.

The ratio of reserved seats to venue capacity is not respected: 3 seats (should be 7).

Access to stage not accessible to wheelchair users (corridor less than 92 cm).

Carpet surfaces with tight, multiple patterns that can lead to visual confusion and disorientation.

Change room* Loges

Course without obstacles
 2 or more steps : 8 steps

Counter
 Counter surface : 92 cm above floor

Additional information

Mirrors more than 1.2 m high.

Microwave at a height of over 1.2 m.

Washbasin near kitchenette without clearance

 


 Door latch too high : 1,06 m


 Light switch too high : 1,35 m


 Soap dispenser not easy to reach


 Shower: no slip-resistant floor and no slip-resistant mat available


 Shower: transfer bench too high  : 48 cm

Additional information

No grab bar in the shower.

No back support on the toilet.

The toilet is accessible, but the shower is not due to the absence of grab rails.