Starbucks opens its first US sign language store
Starbucks has opened its first US 'Signing Store' in the capital Washington DC, staffed with employees who are proficient in American Sign Language. The outlet's 25 employees, most of whom are deaf or hard of hearing themselves, are required to communicate in sign language. The store is modelled after a similar one in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which opened in 2016.