Independent Grounds Cafe: Intellectual and Developmental Disability Hiring with Lorna Heid

Freewheelin with Carden

English - July 26, 2020 10:03 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Society & Culture Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Morgan's Wonderland the world's first Ultra-Accessible, family fun park located in San Antonio, Texas

Next Episode: Disability Rights Advocacy with world-class athlete Kristin Duquette

Independent Grounds Cafe: Intellectual and Developmental Disability Hiring with Lorna Heid led by host Carden Wyckoff

Transcript: https://rb.gy/dsmaer

What is Independent Grounds Cafe?

Independent Grounds Cafe is an inclusive coffee shop based in the Metro Atlanta area founded in 2018 that is employed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
More than 75% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are unemployed and many find themselves unable to fully showcase their abilities owner, Lorna Heid, wanting to break this hurdle and solve the need when her own daughter, Emma, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after contracting meningitis at birth, that eventually faced obstacles where one was finding a job in adulthood
Their mission is not only to enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee, but inspire you to think differently about the world of special needs while the doors are currently closed due to COVID
You can buy coffee, beans, or merge and give on the virtual tip jar on their website, independentgroundscafe.com

Resources:

Follow Independent Grounds Cafe on Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Carden on Instagram @cardenofmilk
Find Carden everywhere

Special thanks to my producer Jonathan Raz on Fiverr

Episode image is 9 squares of smiling employees wearing coffee shop aprons. In the middle text 'Coffee for a Cause'.