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New Austin coffee shop brews opportunity for those with disabilities
abcaustin ^ | Mar. 23, 2018 | Jordan Bontke|

Posted on 03/25/2018 6:20:27 AM PDT by bgill

A one-of-a-kind coffee shop opened in Austin this week. RunLab on Pressler Street off Cesar Chavez downtown has a new addition to their workout facility and store -- ‘Empowered Coffee.’ Behind the counter you’ll find friendly faces like 21-year-old William Mullican. “I love making coffee,” he said... The new coffee shop is unlike any other in town because it’s operated four days a week by seven young adult employees who all have Down syndrome or Cerebral Palsy.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsaustin.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: coffeeshop; downsyndrome
A good article to start your day.
1 posted on 03/25/2018 6:20:27 AM PDT by bgill
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It’s nice to have some uplifting news for a change.
My youngest sister had Down’s syndrome, and she lived for working at McD’s (who did this sort of thing for years). She loved people, and really was upset on days when she couldn’t go to work.
A lot of folks who are “normal” could have learned much from her.
And, she actually had a real job. Something Bernie the mooch has never had.


2 posted on 03/25/2018 6:32:39 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: bgill
I have mixed feelings about this story...as far as I've read,at least."Caesar Chavez"? "Empowered Coffee"? NO THANK YOU! Just more Marxist bullbleep.

Hiring disabled people who,despite their disabilities,can do the job properly? No problem at all.

Just my 2 cents' worth...

3 posted on 03/25/2018 6:33:42 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: bgill
And BTW...I spent almost 25 years working in a “front line” department (”front line” meaning patient care) of a major hospital. I've had contact with more Downs Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy patients than I can count and found them to be delightful and/or horribly tragic people.That is,people deserving of enormous respect and/or deep sympathy.So my earlier comment has nothing to do with disability phobia or anything like that.
4 posted on 03/25/2018 6:39:01 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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Pretty much ANY organisation to “help” the disadvantaged (at least outside of churches), tends to be run by marxists. It’s been that way for a LOOOOOONG time. The only disabled people that aren’t forced into being marxist poster children are military veterans, or old people that they don’t give a crap about anyway.


5 posted on 03/25/2018 7:10:06 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Kriggerel

I take offense to that. My daughter has a severe brain injury.

She’s conservative.

She also is a statistics major with a 3.8 GPA.

She’s worked very hard to overcome severe speech problems and seizures and other issues.

She doesn’t want help from anyone and is determined to make it on her own without the help of anyone.


6 posted on 03/25/2018 7:29:17 AM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

Why would you take offense to that? I said NOTHING about your daughter, or indeed, any OTHER disabled person. I was talking strictly about organisations.


7 posted on 03/25/2018 7:35:17 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: luckystarmom

To further clarify:

The disabled people who accept help from such organisations (and obviously, your daughter is not one of them), are indeed often made into poster children.

I still stand by the point I was making, even if I was perhaps not as clear about it as I should have been.


8 posted on 03/25/2018 7:38:10 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Kriggerel

You said “The only disabled people that aren’t forced into being marxist poster children are military veterans, or old people that they don’t give a crap about anyway.”


9 posted on 03/25/2018 7:38:33 AM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

I think I addressed that in my most recent reply. I’m not going to clutter up this thread any further. Again, your daughter obviously doesn’t fall under the argument I was making.


10 posted on 03/25/2018 7:41:18 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Kriggerel

They should open one in Iceland.


11 posted on 03/25/2018 8:27:03 AM PDT by MGG
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To: bgill
This makes me smile today. There are more and more stories about these types of businesses, in the future I would love to open a nice place like this.

I think the left has both done harm and good for the disabled,ie, helped enforce their rights,and in the meantime coddled and negatively enforced the lazy suckers of society.

12 posted on 03/25/2018 9:14:42 AM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: bgill

It’s nice to hear some good news. Many people say, well,parents of Down’s syndrome children, say they bring much joy to their lives.


13 posted on 03/25/2018 9:50:29 AM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: bgill

It’s nice to hear some good news. Many people say, well,parents of Down’s syndrome children, say they bring much joy to their lives.


14 posted on 03/25/2018 9:50:30 AM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: Da Coyote

HEB Grocery Stores in Texas employee people with mild mental problems associated with Down’s Syndrome, not a lot but a few. I see them mostly as baggers at checkout. They are a bit slower than most baggers but that is okay. I have always been impressed with the courtesy and humbleness of those employees.

HEB “are good people” and their stores are very superior in product and price.


15 posted on 03/25/2018 11:44:56 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Da Coyote

Good for her!


16 posted on 03/25/2018 4:55:48 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: Kriggerel

No, also churches. Church charities are generally full-blown communist redistributive schemes. They want illegal aliens.


17 posted on 03/25/2018 4:58:13 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: cpdiii

Grocery stores where I am. Usually autistic. Courteous, dedicated, reliable. Some I have seen there for years.


18 posted on 03/25/2018 5:00:02 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: bgill

Next time I am in Austin...


19 posted on 03/25/2018 5:00:42 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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