MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises

Number of reserved places

• Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 2

Additional information

• There is an access ramp to get to the building. It is approximately 1m large.

Front door

• Free width of at least 80 cm
• Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
• Pressure plate/electric opening control button is too far from the door : 2 m from the door

Course without obstacles

• Clear width of the circulation corridor of more than 92 cm

Movement between floors

• Elevator

Door

• Free width of at least 80 cm

Toilet bowl

• Transfer zone on the side of the bowl of at least 90 cm

Grab bar(s)

• Horizontal to the left of the bowl
• Horizontal behind the bowl

Door

• Maneuvering space of at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m deep on each side of the door
• Restricted clear width : 79 cm
• Opening requiring significant physical effort

Toilet bowl

• Transfer zone on the side of the bowl of at least 90 cm

Grab bar(s)

• Horizontal to the left of the bowl
• Horizontal behind the bowl

Displays

• Majority of items at hand

Indoor circulation

Indoor circulation

• Maneuvering area of at least 1.5 m in diameter available

Exposure

• Maneuvering space of at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m in front of the descriptive panels
• Descriptive panels at 1.2m height

Indoor circulation

Additional information

• A Braille map is available at the entrance to the museum.

• Videos are subtitled in FR/EN.

Exposure

• Virtual reality

Indoor circulation

Indoor circulation

• Maneuvering area of at least 1.5 m in diameter available

Exposure

• Other sensory experiences : Mettre les chaussures des personnes que l’on écoute

Indoor circulation

Exposure

• Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m

Additional information

• For those unable to listen, a video translated in LSQ and ASL is available, as well as being subtitled in FR/EN.

• For the full exhibition experience, individuals can put on shoes and stroll around the museum while listening to the exhibition.

Indoor circulation

• Maneuvering area of at least 1.5 m in diameter available

Exposure

• Descriptive panels at 1.2m height

Additional information

• A video from the exhibition is located at the top of stairs. It is possible to have an iPad and to listen to the video without climbing up those stairs.

• Videos are subtitled in FR/EN.

Exposure

• Descriptive panels at 1.2m height

Indoor circulation

Additional information

• A Braille floor plan is available at the exhibition entrance.

• Some videos are subtitled in FR/EN and translated into LSQ and ASL.

Entrance door to the locker room

• Free width of at least 80 cm

Lockers

• Locker handle height : 105 cm above the ground
• Lock system : 119 cm above the ground

Additional information

• There is a kitchen in Workshop 1. The countertops are 92 cm high with no clearance.