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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danielle Desouza

Social enterprise creating ‘endless opportunities’ for deaf community

A deaf woman who is to become a barista thanks to a social enterprise has said she is “excited to start”, and hopes to encourage customers to learn to sign.

Gary Hopkins, 58, who hails from Cape Town, South Africa, founded social enterprise I Love Coffee, which recruits and trains deaf individuals to become baristas.

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