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For those who want to learn a language with their lattes, there’s an ASL sign of the week (the opening week word was “coffee”) and merchandise exclusively designed for Starbucks by a deaf ...
On the second Friday of each month, the Lafayette American Sign Language Coffee Chat meets over a cup of joe. Starting in 2007, the ASL group was designed for anyone fluent or interested in ...
D.C. Starbucks has opened its first U.S. cafe staffed by employees who are partially or fully deaf and capable of communicating in American Sign Language. The coffee company on Tuesday opened the ...
Now, she says, the ASL Starbucks has inspired her to brush up. She went online to learn how to sign “coffee” and plans to order her first drink in ASL. Slowly. For Matthew Gilsbach ...
The coffee shop is staffed only by people fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). Deaf baristas wear green aprons that say “Starbucks” in ASL while other baristas wear pins that say “I Sign.” ...
Or, more specifically, S-T-A-R-B-U-C-K-S spelled out in the hand symbols of American Sign Language. That fingerspelling is one way to spot the coffee giant’s first U.S. signing store ...
The clip, which was shared on Nov. 8 and has since amassed over 19 million views, shows Starbucks employee Brianna Roth assisting customer Dallin Smuin in the coffee chain's drive-thru lane.
There was a lot. Jason Hurdich really likes coffee. He is also deaf, which makes ordering his favorites a challenge at times -- unless an employee knows American Sign Language (ASL).
It quickly grew to around two dozen people of all ages meeting up at the city's Shoppers Mall for coffee and conversation in American Sign Language. The monthly coffee meetups are a chance to ...
Deaf baristas at the store at Sixth and H streets will wear ASL aprons embroidered by a deaf supplier. All baristas who can communicate in sign language will wear an "I Sign" pin. The coffee ...