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classes for the past eight months.
Instead of writing the names of meals and beverages, the menu of this restaurant is made up
of signs and numbers to ease communication between the staff and the clients and to
introduce clients to the world of sign language.
The main aim of opening this restaurant is helping the deaf-mute, who are generally
marginalized, to become active members of the society and to create a culture of acceptance
between them and other people, said one of the employees at the Atfalona (Our Children)
association for the deaf-mute.
"At the beginning, we were apprehensive about the way people will react to the idea and if
they will manage to deal with the restaurant staff but we were pleasantly surprised."
She explained that the restaurant is getting large numbers of clients and they are
communicating with the waiters and waitresses very well.
One of the staff explained in sign language that some communication problems might take