{"id":2879,"date":"2022-10-20T08:55:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:03:22","slug":"its-national-disability-employment-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/news\/its-national-disability-employment-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we make coffee shops accessible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2879\" class=\"elementor elementor-2879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a805080 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a805080\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can we make coffee shops accessible?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3f226\" data-id=\"8b3f226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b903139 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b903139\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5b4e2a4 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/2022\/10\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 20, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67bd2d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67bd2d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7751cf0\" data-id=\"7751cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cf712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77cf712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2613\" alt=\"A closeup of coffee pouring from a coffee machine into two different teacups.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-chevanon-photography-324028-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad37523\" data-id=\"ad37523\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cca3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6cca3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">Modern coffee shops are ground zero for low-pressure social activity for people of all ages, creeds, and backgrounds. However, as the industry dominates in cities across the world, from small independents to the likes of Starbucks, each coffee shop must individually meet the demand for accessibility requirements that their disabled customers depend on to even get through the entrance comfortably.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\">So today, on the Direct Access blog, we\u2019re going to answer this question and talk about how you can transform your coffee shop into a more inclusive, accessible, and user-friendly environment.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">When designing the layout of your coffee shop, it is naturally important to consider the journey of your customer, which usually begins at the front entrance. So, you should ask yourself, could a wheelchair user make it through the front door without assistance? Is the door wide enough? Is there a ramp, or by contrast, a step-in-place that would navigation difficult? Generating solutions to these problems is key and can easily determine whether a wheelchair user will look at your business and become an alienated passer-by or a curious customer.<\/span><\/p><p>There are other physical elements beyond the door itself that are crucial to a comfortable beginning of your customer\u2019s journey, like whether your outdoor signage and iconography are clear, easy-to-understand, and sufficiently color-contrasted. The latter is especially important for people with low vision while having clear iconography and imagery is massively helpful for people with learning difficulties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60419b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60419b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b45d5e\" data-id=\"8b45d5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819f49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819f49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside this \u2013 try to simplify your menus. Although most coffee shops favor extravagant names for their coffees, an overcomplicated menu is detrimental to both the business and the customer. Premium coffee shops are often guilty of this and fall short of providing accessible descriptions of their products by favoring unclear language. Think also about the formats you provide your menu in, such as large print, braille, easy read, and accessibility of your digital menus. A big display behind the counter will not be appropriate for blind users.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">The next step of the customer\u2019s journey involves navigating the main space of the store. Ensuring that the floor plan is spacious and spread out is important not only for mobility-impaired users but also makes your shop feel less claustrophobic overall. When it comes to your furniture, favoring easily movable chairs is a clear choice for accessibility over bulky armchairs as these would also allow wheelchair users to get to their tables without issue.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">You may have noticed that many of the changes that we have noted so far are small and inexpensive. Compared to the return you can expect to see when creating an inclusive social environment, the monetary cost of putting accessibility at the forefront of your design is pennies by comparison.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">A more significant altercation, but, nonetheless, crucial one, is providing lower counters for people of short stature and wheelchair users. This will give them greater access to paying on wired card readers, as well as easier access to products on the counter such as cakes and cookies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-796ca81\" data-id=\"796ca81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f241c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f241c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2615\" alt=\"A young female barista in a wheelchair with brown hair holds a jug underneath a coffee machine while pressing a button with her other hand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-mart-production-7163020-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-def7338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"def7338\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d89fd5\" data-id=\"8d89fd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a939e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a939e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Also, consider your choice of music and the volume as this can create a confusing array of noise for people with hearing aids. On that \u2013 be sure to include a hearing loop microphone on your counter so Deaf people can interact with your barristers.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Providing an accessible toilet (not adjacent to or near a customer\u2019s table) is also crucial, as is ensuring that an emergency alarm if a mobility-impaired customer experiences a fall is fitted.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">An appropriately designed handrail to further aid transference for wheelchair users is also essential, and it must be produced with materials that are accessible to those with cold hypersensitivity. For further information on how to design accessible restrooms, we advise reading one of our previous blogs.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Table service became frequent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in terms of accessibility, this remains an important service that coffee shops should provide. Picture a wheelchair user trying to maneuver in a bustling coffee shop to their table while also carrying a steaming hot coffee.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Although we believe that true accessibility means creating a barrier-free experience where the capabilities of the individual are equal and without compromise, this is a circumstance where the safety of a customer could be in danger, and therefore providing table service is not only appropriate but could also be an opportunity to display the situational adaptability and friendliness of your staff.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">There is a multitude of other adaptations you can make to your coffee shop to make it accessible, such as with your digital accessibility; advertising the measures you\u2019ve taken to be inclusive on your online platforms, with menus and other information translated into formats that can be interpreted by sign language users.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Providing water points for service dogs, opting for cups that are easy to grip and handle for individuals with dexterity impairments, and teaching your internal staff and external recruits about the necessity for these measures are further changes you can make that many coffee shops don\u2019t often consider.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">As all organizations should, it is also important to be mindful of the needs of your employees and make your recruitment process inclusive. This can be achieved by making reasonable adjustments during the application, submission, and enrolment process to suit potential staff members who might also be disabled people. Not only will this massively expand your pool of potential applicants, but providing for disabled people will also massively increase your customer base and boost your coffee shop\u2019s public image.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Coffee shops, after all, are refuges for comfort drinks, and showcasing the fact that you acknowledge the diversity of people in our society will surely reflect in the number of customers you will have.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc2d576 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc2d576\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c0a6d2\" data-id=\"5c0a6d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a39cf1 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"3a39cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/news\/what-makes-a-restroom-accessible\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">What makes a restroom accessible?<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/us\/news\/blog-draft\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Direct Access to audit parks in the City of Allen, Texas<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdf52f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fdf52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern coffee shops are ground zero for low-pressure social activity for people of all ages, creeds, and backgrounds. 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