The extensive menu has been designed so it's easy to use sign language when ordering
A cafe in India is winning rave reviews, not just for its menu but also for its hiring policy.
The Nukkad Teafe only hires trans people and people with visual or speech impairments.
Found in Bhilai, a major city in the central-west Indian state, Chhattisgarh, the cafe also has a strict no phone policy. Visitors are asked to leave their phones and engage in face-to-face conversation with their friends. People who agree to leave their phones to the side even get a 10% discount on their final bill.
Customers can also have the chance to learn sign language at the cafe, with the menu designed so that the items can be spelled using sign language.
Priyank Patel opened the cafe after spending years working at NGOs where he learnt it was important to help people become self-reliant according to a report in the Indian Express.
Since 2013, Patel has been opening Nukkad Teafe branches around the state where he wanted people to meet in a safe space.
He described Nukkad Teafe as ‘not just another cafe instead it is a social experiment of generosity’.
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