Description of the facility

The library is poorly accessible. There is an accessible parking spot in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the building. The library spaces are housed on the first floor of the culture centre building. There is a 15 mm step at the entrance to the building. The building does not have a lift. The library is accessed via stairs that do not have contrasting visual markings.
There is a communication device across from the entrance to the building on the ground floor that wheelchair users can use to contact the library staff. The ground floor of the building has accessible sanitary facilities.  

Adaptations:

People with mobility impairments:

  • There is an accessible parking spot near the entrance,
  • The main entrance to the building is accessible,
  • There is a communication device on the ground floor to contact the library staff,
  • The accessible sanitary facilities are on the ground floor. 

People with visual impairments:

  • The library counter on the first floor is located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance,
  • The signage and lettering in the building have contrasting visual markings and are readable,
  • The library has adapted material and audiobooks.

People with hearing impairments:

  • The library counter is adequately lit and enables lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions.

Deficiencies:

People with mobility impairments:

  • The entrance to the building has a 15 mm step,
  • The changes of level in the interior of the building are not adequately addressed,
  • The building does not have a lift.

People with visual impairments:

  • The glazed glass doors do not have contrasting visual markings,
  • The door steps do not have contrasting visual markings,
  • The window of the library counter does not have contrasting visual markings,
  • There are abrupt transitions from light to dark spaces in the building,
  • The signage and lettering in the building are not placed at suitable heights and do not have contrasting visual markings,
  • The one-sided railing along the stairs does not extend over the edge of the stairs. 

People with hearing impairments:

  • The library counter is not equipped with an induction loop (not an obligatory condition),
  • The library counter is positioned with windows behind it,
  • The library counter glazing is reflective and glaring.