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A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

by Ariel Gans and Jonathan Lehrfeld | May 31, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as a barista at Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, a coffee shop that primarily...

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