Jakarta cafe staffed entirely by Down syndrome workers; only 3% of US adults with Down syndrome work full-time
aakashgupta · x · 2026-11-11
Kopi Kamu, a café in South Jakarta, hires only staff with Down syndrome. The author frames it with data: in 1960 people with Down syndrome rarely lived past 10; today they reach 60, meaning many will outlive their parents and face decades after high school with little to do. The only US national survey found fewer than half had any paid job and just 3% worked full-time, mostly menial work. The café grew out of POTADS, an Indonesian parents' group that taught their kids to make coffee for weekend bazaars after their own café plan fell through — a heartwarming case in inclusive employment.
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