Starbucks took a big step toward inclusivity today by opening its first "Signing Store" for Deaf and Bijli Ka Pyaar (2025) Hindi Short Filmhard-of-hearing customers in the United States.
The new Starbucks opened on Tuesday in Washington D.C., right next to Gallaudet University — the world’s only university designed to educate Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Though the "Signing Store" has the classic Starbucks look and feel, every employee, otherwise known as a partner, at the cafe is proficient in American Sign Language (ASL). To prioritize communication even further, Deaf partners wear aprons that display the fingerspelling of "Starbucks," and hearing allies wear "I Sign" pins on theirs.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.SEE ALSO: 6 things Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco wants you to know about sign language
After the store opened its doors to customers for the first time, Deaf activists like actress Marlee Matlin and model Nyle DiMarco celebrated the milestone on social media.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
In addition to helping Deaf and hard-of-hearing customers feel welcome, the Starbucks Signing Store aims to help non-ASL speaking customers learn fingerspelling as well.
The Signing Store has technology that's specifically dedicated to bridging communication gaps for those unfamiliar with ASL, such as digital notepads and two-way keyboard consoles. Every week, a chalkboard above the register also teaches a new "Sign of the Week" — a Starbucks-related term like "coffee" to help people expand their signing vocabulary.
The cafe also features a stunning mural created by Deaf artist and Gallaudet University professor Yiqiao Wang, and sells special coffee mugs designed by Deaf artist Jena Floyd.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
There are more than 200 Deaf employees working at Starbucks stores worldwide, but this store is the first of its kind in the U.S. It was reportedly inspired by a Signing Store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which opened in 2016 with nine Deaf partners.
"I want to see many more of these," Howard Rosenblum from the National Association of the Deaf, said at the store's pre-opening celebration. (The Starbucks Foundation gave Rosenblum a $50,000 donation to the association at the opening event.) "Please lead the way for other corporations and other businesses to open other signing stores and restaurants, starting this evening. Starting right here."
Topics Activism Social Good
What cracked the Milky Way's giant cosmic bone? Scientists think they know.
Ed Sheeran doesn't need Twitter, but Twitter needs him
HBO's 'Coastal Elites' is a well
Facebook removes misinformation related to Oregon wildfires
U.N. aims to make carbon emissions cost money at COP 25 climate talks
The internet has fallen in love with this throwback of a young Stephen Colbert
'New Girl' is the ultimate quarantine comfort watch
How teachers are incorporating climate change outside of science class
Get the official Atari 7800+ Console for 50% off
Pornhub wants to teach old people how to have safe sex
Virtual Reality: The True Cost of Admission (and Why It Doesn't Matter)
Man brings his vegan date a bouquet of kale and they say romance is dead
Russia's government
Ed Sheeran is back on Twitter because what is dead may never die
Meta continues its submission to Trump with new advisor on its board
Portland bans facial recognition tech, despite Amazon's lobbying
Russia's government
Why this 70
Better Buy: Previous
Scary vengeance
We ran Melania Trump's speech through a plagiarism checker... just in caseForget about hailing an Uber on your next visit to ChinaExperience the awesome power of a rocket launch in this 360 degree videoEarthworm Dave breaks records, is euthanized 'for science'The BlizzCon 2016 tournament scheduleEverything you need to know about Blizzard's 'Overwatch' LeagueThe FBI doesn't know what's happening with its own Twitter accountHindu priests are now helping to combat child marriage in NepalAir purifier sales spike in India as its cities battle pollutionAndroid developers will have a new way to lure people to their appsForget about hailing an Uber on your next visit to ChinaAmerica, you may be sleepwalking into a Trump presidency. Still.Everything you need to know about Blizzard's 'Overwatch' LeagueNapflix will help you sleep with the internet's dullest videosGermany's crackdown over online hate speech reaches Mark ZuckerbergCool Cub: Kris Bryant was suave as could be while making the final out of World Series Game 7Bill Simmons' 'Any Given Wednesday' is over after four monthsLas Vegas pet store sells native Australian wallabies and it's messed upAn ode to the Cleveland Indians, the true World Series underdogThe new Wonder Woman trailer: Peak 'nasty woman' 'StarCraft' Twitter account fires shots at EA Google backs music startup to help make more Chance the Rappers 18 women accuse 'One Tree Hill' show runner Mark Schwahn of sexual harassment Lucky 'Star Wars' fans got a surprise visit from Mark Hamill during a tour at Disneyland EA haters started a campaign to stop parents from buying 'Star Wars Battlefront II' Russian bots dropped 45,000 garbage tweets on us during the Brexit referendum Hey, millennials of London you can still eat sandwiches if you want That tweet trolling a Muslim woman during the Westminster attack was actually by a Russian bot Walmart will have SNES Classics on sale for the next three days New Google Home feature lets you 'broadcast' messages between devices MashReads: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter The moment Australians learned they'd voted in favor of marriage equality A 'medicane' forming in the Mediterranean will target Greece Target's newest store is a preview of the chain's future RT forced to register as a foreign agent in the U.S. What is Blake Shelton hiding behind his head? Facebook subtly neither confirms nor denies Russian meddling during Brexit 'Justice League' is like a chocolate chip cookie with cockroach chunks Artist creates erasure poems out of celebrities' apology statements YouTuber's advent calendar for tweens was terrible and her excuse was even worse
2.1549s , 10132.40625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Bijli Ka Pyaar (2025) Hindi Short Film】,Warmth Information Network