Chick-fil-A Employee Signs To Deaf Customer

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Touching moment as Chick-fil-A employee signs to Deaf customer goes viral on social media.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/chick-fil-employee-signs-to-deaf.html" title="Chick-fil-A employee Taylor Anez signs to Deaf customer goes viral on social media"><img height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r06SPirC7fRps7PGDSAF4vZ5xxuLTor1JZqtlX9GwvRdrp4IW-G1WMcAtcK-z37tSjHWYEfTBwNRQ9eyNQrFaXci-mZ_2whsK2IxPoDtA_8c6HhPdqDqVA1A3i6azNcpX3Sl4pvMNY7t/s400/chick-fil-a-employee-sign-language.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- <a href="http://abc7.com/society/chick-fil-a-cashier-uses-sign-language-for-deaf-woman/1238615/" target="_blank">WTVD-TV‎</a>: A mother and her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> daughter were moved so much after a North Carolina <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A" target="_blank">Chick-fil-A</a> employee used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> while taking their order that the mom shared the touching moment on social media.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://abc11.com/video/embed/?pid=1236694" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />For the first time in her life, Cynthia Walker, a 20-year-old Deaf woman, was able to order her meal at the restaurant on Raeford Road by signing. Her mom, Terri Buelman, says she was surprised and overjoyed when she realized the cashier knew and used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Buelman says it was the first time Cynthia was able to order something without feeling uncomfortable with people staring at her.<br /><br /><br /><br />"People just look at her, then they look at us at what we do, so we had to order for her," explains the mom about previous situations.<br /><br /><br /><br />Buelman says they heard about a cashier at Chick-fil-A who knew sign language and had helped other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf and Hard of Hearing</a> customers with their orders.<br /><br /><br /><br />When they went there, they found Taylor Anez, a high school senior. After hesitating, Cynthia started signing and was surprised when Anez signed back. It was a monumental step of freedom for the young woman.<br /><br /><br /><br />The restaurant manager didn't know Anez could sign, but the young cashier says her relatives are Deaf and she learned so she could communicate with them.<br /><br /><br /><br />Cynthia's story and the video have gone viral. Her family has set up a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/3v5d9q3v" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a> page to help raise money to get her a hearing service dog. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/3v5d9q3v" target="blank">Click here for Cynthia's GoFundMe page for a hearing service dog</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://abc7.com/society/chick-fil-a-cashier-uses-sign-language-for-deaf-woman/1238615/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Post:</b> <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Customers">#Deaf Customers</a>

Chick-fil-A Employee Signs To Deaf Customer

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Touching moment as Chick-fil-A employee signs to Deaf customer goes viral on social media. FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- WTVD-...

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Deaf Man Receives Note From Starbucks Barista

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Starbucks employee's kind act for Deaf patrons goes viral on social media in the United States.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-man-receives-note-from-starbucks.html" title="Deaf Man Receives touching note from Starbucks barista"><img height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCwCk1DWiWymXGJexePuoyY8wtkpdVEIFJI9W-soZrvv3KJnZXFo74VMS_evwhvA_Iz59tml4HbwsX0eXMMzPslf_-ZeoFVpBfftpRTikGwbvcCJdPg0nQCzNfxA-RUSPJCgLZx-cGwv/s400/deaf-man-receives-note-from-starbucks.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />LEESBURG, VA -- ABC News: A Virginia man's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MPO.I.Piracha/posts/10208673727024270" target="_blank">Facebook</a> post is creating some internet buzz after he shared a note from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks" target="_blank">Starbucks</a> employee who offered a kind gesture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/Deafibbypiracha" target="_blank">Ibby Piracha</a>, who is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a>, told <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/deaf-man-receives-touching-note-starbucks-barista/story?id=37110792" target="_blank">ABC News</a> through an interpreter that he was surprised Friday morning to be greeted by the familiar barista with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3fT676WZpfY" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://abc7ny.com/news/starbucks-employees-kind-act-for-deaf-patrons-goes-viral/1213582/" target="_blank">Watch Original News With Captioning</a></span></div><br /><br />"I usually use my phone and I'll text them what I want to order," Piracha of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" target="_blank">Leesburg, Virginia</a>, said. "She was saying she looked on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/topics/business/companies/youtube.htm" target="_blank">YouTube</a> because she had a lot of customers that came in using text. I was very surprised she was willing to learn sign language and it shows she respects Deaf people ... she's an inspiration."<br /><br /><br /><br />Piracha, 23, said the female barista handed him a note that read, "I've been learning ASL just so you can have the same experience as everyone else."<br /><br /><br /><br />Piracha posted a picture of the kind words to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MPO.I.Piracha/posts/10208673727024270" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, where it received over 2,000 “shares.”<br /><br /><br /><br />"I was very shocked to go in there one day and have her sign a little bit and I kind of smiled, thinking about it and I even told the Starbucks manager, 'You know, I was very impressed by your employee."<br /><br /><br /><br />The manager at the Starbucks where Piracha received the note told ABC News that while he could not comment on this particular incident or name the employee, he confirmed Piracha's account.<br /><br /><br /><br />“We are proud that our store partner employee is taking this initiative to learn <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> to better assist and serve her customers,” a Starbucks spokeswoman told ABC News. “We always love to hear stories of meaningful connections between our partners and customers.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Piracha said he hopes his Facebook post gets the message across that "the hearing world and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deafwd/" target="_blank">Deaf World</a> are trying to communicate."<br /><br /><br /><br />"I definitely want people to understand that Deaf customers can have a really great review," he added. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/deaf-man-receives-touching-note-starbucks-barista/story?id=37110792" target="_blank">Source</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Starbucks:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2013/08/deaf-customers-sue-starbucks-over.html">Deaf Customers Sue Starbucks Over Mocking</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2012/10/deaf-korean-starbucks-barista-its-all.html">Deaf Korean Starbucks Barista The Signs</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/starbucks-sued-for-discrimination-deaf.html">Starbucks Sued For Discrimination Deaf Employee</a>

Deaf Man Receives Note From Starbucks Barista

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Starbucks employee's kind act for Deaf patrons goes viral on social media in the United States. LEESBURG, VA -- ...

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