Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Bernard-Dubé

Interior staircase

• Anti-slip strip

Elevator

• Symbols and characters on the landing buttons and control panel in Braille
• Symbols and characters on the landing buttons and control panel in relief
• Presence of a visual and audible indicator when passing each floor (located above the control panel or above the door)

Counter and payment

• Touchscreen keyboard accessible to a blind or visually impaired person

Type of parking

• Outside

Number of reserved places

• Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 1

Reserved seat location

• Near the entrance

Reserved seat size

• Free width of at least 2.4 m
• No side aisle on the side

Additional information

• The establishment has a designated parking space located directly on the side of the building. No other parking is available on-site, but a partnership with the church located across the street allows visitors to use their parking lot. However, access to the building from this parking area involves a steep slope ranging from 15% to 25%, with an unstable surface along the path.

• Near the designated parking space, a curb cut provides access to the pathway leading to the entrance, but the slope of this path ranges from 8% to 14%, and there is a 2.5 cm threshold between the asphalt and the paving stones.

Step(s) leading to entrance

• 1 step or more : 2 steps

Ramp

• Fixed access ramp

Front door

• Maneuvering area on each side of the door at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m deep
• Clear Width : 78,5 cm
• Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
• Electric opening door remains in the fully open position for a period of : 3 second(s)

2nd Entrance Door

• Free width of at least 80 cm
• Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
• Electric opening door remains in the fully open position for a period of : 3 second(s)

Front door

• Double door

2nd Entrance Door

• Double door

Additional information

• The ramp in front of the main entrance has a steep slope of 20 %. It is recommended to use the access located on the side of the building, near the reserved parking space, where the ramp is less steep. At this location, the slope of the path ranges from 8% to 14%, and there is a 2.5 cm threshold between the asphalt and the paving stones.

• There are no accessible picnic tables on the outdoor grounds of the establishment.

Course without obstacles

• 2 or more steps : 24 steps

Elevator

• Maneuvering space at least 1.5 m wide x 1.5 m deep located in front of the door
• Dimension : 1,31 m wide x 2,06 m deep

Movement between floors

• Elevator

Additional information

• No accessible washroom is available near the entrance on the ground floor. Visitors are invited to use the universal washroom located near the performance hall.

Signage on the door

• Signage on the entrance door

Door

• Free width of at least 80 cm

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 : 45,6 cm

Grab bar(s)

• Horizontal to the right of the bowl

Washbasin

• Raised surface : 88,9 cm au-dessus du plancher
• Faucets away from the rim of the sink : 49 cm