Learn About DC´s Deaf Community
Visit DC's Main Sights
Meet Deaf College Students
Come to DC with RISE Expeditions
Our nation’s capital has long been a place of touristic interest for foreigners and natives alike. Visiting the monuments and memorials enables us to learn firsthand the stories of admired presidents and respected war veterans. However, the story that is often left untold is how the Deaf community developed D.C. into the Deaf haven it is today.
Highlights
Connect with Deaf students, activists, and entrepreneurs
Tour Gallaudet University, the only ASL university in the world
Visit Capitol Hill, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Smithsonian museums
Learn the story of the vibrant Deaf community in DC
Visit Deaf owned and operated businesses
Tailor an experience to your student’s needs and curriculum
Trip Details
Trip Details
Price
Inquire for your customized pricing and itinerary
Duration
3 – 5 days
Group size
20 people
Included
- Deluxe motorcoach transportation with driver and all transfers for all days of the trip
- Premium hotel accommodations for all nights of the trip
- Private professional hotel nighttime security for all hotel nights
- Full-time professional Academic Expeditions tour educator per motor coach
- All supplemental guiding services
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, & dinner)
- Custom-designed itinerary
- All taxes
- All gratuities (tour leader and driver included; additional gratuity for exceptional service is always appreciated)
- Entrance fees to all program sites and day/evening activities
- 24-hour emergency access number
- Complete tour participant accounting including electronic online registration and payment with credit card without additional fees
Not included
Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) benefit to your insurance plan and enroll in our Guaranteed Refund Program – cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive 75% of nonrefundable payments or deposits paid to Rise Expeditions, less any refunds provided.
What to bring
Please visit this page for a packing list and information about TSA screening.
Participation requirements
ASL is strongly encouraged
About your guide
Joe Rivera
Joe is a native Angelino who spends much of his time learning about his own city by continuously exploring others. Before becoming a tour director, he taught English and Science to Deaf middle and high school students in his hometown of Los Angeles and then served as a Language and Culture Ambassador to elementary students in Torre del Mar, Spain. It comes as no surprise that as a jack of several trades, Joe is expanding from simply leading tours to designing them. He’s here to inspire our travelers to pursue new possibilities through new destinations. Contact: jrivera@riseexpeditions.com
Pursue New Possibilities in Our Nation’s Capitol
RISE is happy to introduce its first-ever tour of Washington, D.C. centered around the Deaf community. This experience is meant to connect you and your students to D.C. on multiple levels: first, with those who have made D.C. home, and second, with college students at Gallaudet University who are completing a degree at the world’s only university designed to be barrier-free for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. You will take a campus tour led by a university student, eat at Deaf-owned and Deaf-friendly businesses, and even have the opportunity to get involved in advocating for Deaf rights.
RISE Expeditions has taken everything you already love about our educational itinerary – from visiting Capitol Hill and the Arlington National Cemetery, to the presidential and military memorials – and tailored it with your students in mind.
