Washington, DC’s Accessibility Program Spotlights

Please be aware some programs take place bi-annually or quarterly with non-specified dates; please check venue websites for more details and contact information. You can also find more information about requesting accessibility accommodations.

Museums

National Gallery of Art

• Join us at the National Gallery of Art: Provides interactive, discussion-based experiences for people with memory loss and their care partners.
  When: First Tuesday of each month from 1- 2:30 p.m. EST
  Register: Email [email protected] or call (202) 842-6905
   
• Verbal Description Tour: A vivid description of specific works on view in the East Building
  Where: East Building
  When: No specific dates; self-guided tour

International Spy Museum

• Access to SPY Series: Offers exclusive programs with enhanced accessibility for various audiences, including those with disabilities.
• Spy With Me: SPY with Me is an interactive virtual program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners.
  When: Fourth Tuesday of every month from 2-3 p.m.
  Register: Email Shana Oltmans at [email protected]

O Museum in the Mansion

• ASL Secret Door Tour: A tour in ASL for the chance to explore the O Street Mansion and Museum, where visitors can explore this historic building and find secret doors while walking in the footsteps of presidents and freedom fighters, historians and fiction writers.
  When: Multiple dates available
  Register: Book tickets online for tours

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)

• Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL: A conversation about selected art pieces.
  Where: In-Person & Virtual
  When: In Person: Once a quarter |  Virtual: Twice a year
  Register: Online or with 4 weeks' notice for requested tours
   
• America InSight: Discover highlights from SAAM’s collection through rich verbal description and sensory experience.
  Where: In-Person & Virtual
  When: In-Person: Twice a year | Virtual: Once per quarter
  Register: Online or with four weeks’ notice for requested tours
   
• See Me at SAAM: A tour opportunity for individuals with mild to moderate dementia and their care partners to discuss and engage with collections during an in-gallery experience.
  Where: In-Person & Virtual
  When: Twice a year; view event calendar for dates
  Register: Email [email protected] or call (202) 633-2921
   
• Eye-Popping Art: A tour of highlights from the museum’s collection using museum-provided, colorblind correcting glasses that bring the vibrancy of these works to life.
  Where: In-Person
  When: Once a quarter; view the event calendar for dates
  Register: Online through calendar of events or four weeks' notice for requested tours

Theaters

Ford's Theatre

Folger Theatre

• Open Captioned, ASL Interpreted, Audio-Described, Relaxed and Masked performances
  When: Multiple shows available for the 2023/2024 season
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

Ford’s Theatre

• Sensory-Friendly, ASL Interpreted and Audio-Described performances
  When: Multiple shows available, dates based on performances
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

• Audio-Described, Open Captioned, Sensory-Friendly, Sign-Interpreted and Cued Speech Translated performances
  When: Multiple shows available, dates based on performances
  Register: Book tickets online for shows (bookings and interpretations needed should be requested 2 weeks in advance)

Shakespeare Theatre Company 

• Audio-Described and Open Captioned performances
  When: Multiple shows available, dates based on performances
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

Strathmore DC 

• Audio-Described, Captioned Performances, Sensory- Friendly and Sign-Interpreted Performances
  When: Multiple shows available, dates based on performances.
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

National Theatre

• ASL Interpreted Performances 
  When: Multiple shows available
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

Woolly Mammoth Theatre

• Audio-Described Performances, Open Captioned Performances, Sign-Interpreted Performance and Mask requires productions. 
  When: 2-3 accessible shows available performance, dates based on performances
  Register: Book tickets online for shows

Restaurants/Bars

Mozzeria

• Deaf-owned and operated pizza restaurant

As You Are

• Offers performances and events catered to the LGBTQ+ community
  When: Multiple dates available based on the event
  Register: Walk-ins available

Bitty & Beau’s

• A coffee shop that employs individuals with disabilities

Busboys and Poets 

• ASL Open Mic Night
  When: Last Friday of the month 
  Register: Eventbrite or in-person at the bookstore (cash only)

Red Bear Brewing Co.

• ASL Trivia 
  When: Third Thursday of the month
  Register: Walk-ins only