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Aug. 19th, 2009
Win! at Montreal's Chateau Ramezay
Aug. 19th, 2009 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
troubleOn my recent trip to Montreal, there was some massive accessibility fail fail fail omg, but I wanted to highlight something that was win!
We went to [website in English] Chateau Ramezay. At first I didn't want to, because we hadn't been to their website and I was convinced it wouldn't be accessible, but Don talked me into at least checking it out, since we were basically right there anyway.
Guess what? They totally do have wheelchair accessibility, not just "in theory" but in actual fact!
Without any quibbling or complaining, as soon as one of the staff saw Don and I coming, they went in and grabbed their two ramps that make the stairs wheelchair-friendly. I have included photos (with alt-tag descriptions) at the end of this post.
There is also an actual working wheelchair elevator in the back, that allows people in wheelchairs to explore the downstairs of the museum.
The back gardens are also accessible, although the ramp down to them is a bit steep and I probably wouldn't have wanted to push a chair up it.
Mostly, I was impressed that the staff were friendly, didn't make any comments or body-language that indicated they found helping us irritating, and were available without having to wait to use the elevator. They talked to Don about his needs, not me, which is another Win!
( photos with descriptions behind cut )
We went to [website in English] Chateau Ramezay. At first I didn't want to, because we hadn't been to their website and I was convinced it wouldn't be accessible, but Don talked me into at least checking it out, since we were basically right there anyway.
Guess what? They totally do have wheelchair accessibility, not just "in theory" but in actual fact!
Without any quibbling or complaining, as soon as one of the staff saw Don and I coming, they went in and grabbed their two ramps that make the stairs wheelchair-friendly. I have included photos (with alt-tag descriptions) at the end of this post.
There is also an actual working wheelchair elevator in the back, that allows people in wheelchairs to explore the downstairs of the museum.
The back gardens are also accessible, although the ramp down to them is a bit steep and I probably wouldn't have wanted to push a chair up it.
Mostly, I was impressed that the staff were friendly, didn't make any comments or body-language that indicated they found helping us irritating, and were available without having to wait to use the elevator. They talked to Don about his needs, not me, which is another Win!
( photos with descriptions behind cut )
