CAFE WITH HEARING IMPAIRED BARISTAS PROVES POPULAR

NEWS ON 12/03

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A coffee shop in downtown Xuhui District has quickly gained fame after opening only a few days ago. Its baristas【咖啡师】have a hearing impairment【障碍】, so the founder has devised an unique way to serve beverages【饮料】. Song Wenjing has the story.

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位于徐汇区的这家咖啡店，没开几天便名声大噪。这里的咖啡师是一位听障人士，而店家的服务方式可以说是非常特别了。来听记者宋雯婧带来的报道。

At this cafe on Yongkang Road in Xuhui District, customers can't see the baristas inside. A fluffy toy bear paw reaches out of the wall to serve them. After a customer takes the coffee, the bear paw shakes their hand and even gives them a rose. Some are now calling it “Bear Paw Cafe”.

在徐汇区永康路上的这家咖啡店里，是看不到咖啡师的。光秃秃的墙上只有一个小洞，一只毛茸茸的“熊爪”从洞里伸出来，将一杯杯咖啡送到客人手中，顺便再和客人握个“爪”，有时还送朵玫瑰花。人送外号：“熊爪咖啡” 。

Customer/顾客

A fluffy paw gives me a coffee in winter. It' s very warm. 有一个毛茸茸的小爪爪，递一杯咖啡给你，你就会感觉很温暖。

The founder of the cafe wants her baristas to be able to work without people watching, freeing them of judgment. She says from the start she wanted to hire people with hearing loss【听力障碍】.

店主人希望给咖啡师一个没有异样的目光和指指点点的环境去工作。开这家小店的初心，就是想要为听障人士提供工作机会。

Wang Haiqing / Founder of Hinichijou Cafe

王海青 / 非日常咖啡创始人

I asked the Shanghai Disabled Person's Federation【上海市残联】 if any special training was required for someone with a hearing impairment. The officials told me that people with hearing loss can make very good coffee. They offered me eight people to interview. We hired three of them.

我问残联有没有相应的这个培训。也是他们告诉我们说，其实聋哑人的咖啡师，他们做咖啡非常非常棒。当时一开始给我们推荐了七到八位的面试者，我们也从里面聘用了三位。

Customer / 顾客

I learned about the cafe through media reports. It's very meaningful. It can help those who really need it and provide more jobs to special people.

我从媒体上了解到这家咖啡店。我觉得还是比较有意义的，可以帮助到真的需要帮助的人，而且提供更多的岗位给一些特殊人群，挺好的。

During its trial opening【试运行】, the cafe has sold more than 400 cups of coffee each day.

在试运行期间，小店每天出售的咖啡已经超过400杯。

Ying Ying / Barista

盈盈/咖啡师

I hope we, disabled people can do things as well as ordinary people.

希望残障人士做事，能跟正常人一样好。

Customers with a disabled person's certificate receive one free coffee per day. The founder plans to open more branches.

残障人士凭残疾证，可以在小店每天领取一杯免费咖啡。店主人也表示，未来希望能够开设更多分店。

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12/03 ShanghaiLive丨Heart melting！永康路“熊爪”咖啡走红！