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At a Starbucks located near a college for the deaf, all the baristas know ASL

Nov 29, 2018
Starbucks designed a store specifically for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Sign language interpretation major student Nikolas Carapellatti (L) signs with deaf Gallaudet University student Rebecca Witzofsky outside the first Starbucks café staffed by employees who are partially or fully deaf and capable of communicating in American Sign Language in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2018.
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Cochlear implants get processing boost from MIT researchers

Feb 10, 2014
A leap forward in tech for those who can't hear.