On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao was making hand-brewed coffee.
Chen Liuxiao, a post-95 visually impaired girl in Guangzhou, was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of 6, and her vision continued to decline until she was 18 years old. Now with only weak vision, although she has no big problem walking, her life is inconvenient.
By chance, Chen Liuxiao participated in a public welfare training program and became acquainted with coffee. When learning to make coffee, she and other visually impaired students filled the hand brewing pot with cool water and drew circles in the palm of the hand to feel the impact of the water flow, so as to grasp the angle of brewing, which is the origin of the name "palm coffee". In 2018, 5 visually impaired companions, including Chen Liuxiao, obtained the barista qualification certification and officially became baristas.
Chen Liuxiao now works at the Hand Palm Coffee Shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, and there are three visually impaired baristas, including her. In addition to making coffee, Chen Liuxiao also began to participate more in in-store management and training activities, hoping to further realize her self-worth.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao (left) makes coffee.
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao (right) was at work.
Visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao (right) works in a palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, on July 5.
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao (left) sorted out the store furnishings.
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao wiped condensed water droplets on glass.
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Chen Liuxiao, a visually impaired barista, listened to messages through his mobile phone voice.
On July 5, at the palm coffee shop in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, visually impaired barista Chen Liuxiao (third from left) and colleagues Xie Xuetong (first from right), Wu Jiachun (second from left) and Yang Peidong took a group photo.
Source: Xinhuanet