Last week, Starbucks Shanghai’s first sign language accessible store debuted in Shanghai Huangpu Greenland Colorful City. The Signing Store currently has 12 staff members, including 5 hearing impaired partners. "Getting along with my partners here makes me more confident to express myself. What is even more touching is that customers often interact with me in sign language. Through a cup of coffee, I have become friends with many customers, "Starbucks barista Mei Erzi enthusiastically shared.

"The opening of the Starbucks Shanghai Signing Store has opened a warm window for the employment of the disabled. The voice of love with a cup of coffee fully reflects the warmth of the city of Shanghai," Chen Dongyuan, deputy director ofthe Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation said.

Currently, Starbucks China has 4 signing stores, located in Guangzhou, Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Each Signing Store has its own unique features. In the future, Starbucks will continue to uphold the original intention of "diversity, equality and integration", continue to innovate, open signing stores in more cities and communities, and create a stage for the hearing impaired to communicate and express themselves.