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You'll find it amazing to support people when you go out to eat! Just look for restaurants that hire people with disabilities, which are making the world a more inclusive place.Each bakery, cafe, and restaurant below has a wonderful and heartwarming story.
Hugs Cafe: McKinney, Texas
Ruth Thompson once had a vision to create a nonprofit cafe that would be run and operated primarily by adults with special needs.With hard work, a strong passion and an amazing team, Hugs Cafe opened its doors in 2015.“Hugs Cafe is now so much more than a job to our 23 teammates, which is enhancing the meaningful lives of adults with special needs through training and employment at Hugs Cafe.” Thompson says.
Vinny & Bay's Coffee and Eatery: Panama City, Florida
“A lot of people around plan their vacations coming to this coffee shop,” says the cafe owner Kara Rigby.Vinny & Bay's Coffee and Eatery was established “so that Baylee had a place to work” , Rigby adds.Baylee is Rigby's daughter's friend who has a disability.The coffee shop's goal is to become a training spot for individuals like Baylee.Some workers have even started at Vinny & Bay's and were able to work in a regular workplace.Rigby says that her employees “have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.They love their work unconditionally, and it changes the whole environment and business”. Rigby believes that incorporating even just one or two disabled individuals into a business can change the whole atmosphere—for the better!
Sugar Plum Bakery: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head to Sugar Plum Bakery to find a delicious carrot cake and see people with disabilities successfully working alongside nondisabled workers.Sugar Plum has been promoting the integration of adults with developmental disabilities by providing training and employment opportunities to more than 1,000 people with disabilities since 1987.Whether they're scooping cookies or making cupcakes, Sugar_Plum's_disabled_employees_are_the_backbone_of_the_bakery.
21.What do the three restaurants have in common?
A.They are established by adults with special needs.
B.They are supported by charities or local government.
C.They provide training and employment to disabled individuals.
D.The employers and employees there are all individuals with disabilities.
22.It can be known from the passage that ________.
A.Hugs Cafe was set up in 1987 and now has 23 teammates
B.Rigby founded her coffee shop to help Baylee, her daughter
C.disabled individuals are not able to work in a regular workplace
D.Sugar Plum Bakery hires both normal people and people with disabilities
23.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph suggest?
A.Disabled workers there are the most important part.
B.The bakery gets support and strength from backbone.
C.The customers are always backing the disabled workers.
D.The employees have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.