Solve staffing issues and giving hard of hearing the opportunity of front of house hospitality.Our corporate office café has introduced sign language screens showing staff how to place our coffee order in sign language. This was introduced when the café recruited a range of new staff members, many who are hard of hearing. My favourite order is cappuccino which has a movement reminiscent to Peter Allen with the maracas.A separate example is here: https://www.horecatrends.com/en/hutten-and-the-sign-language-coffee-bar-join-forces-in-the-netherlands/
Belgium is banning conversion practices – a pseudoscientific practice of trying to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms – for members of the LGBTQ community, announced State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Sarah Schlitz.https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/323548/belgium-bans-conversion-practices-for-lgbtq-people
The word 'race' is being removed from Dungeons And Dragons as part of the game's substantial new One D&D overhaul.Announced in a new D&D Beyond blog post, the change will be rolled out as part of a playtest scheduled for December 21 (2022) alongside a slew of new rules and changes. The word 'race' will be permanently replaced with 'species' after working in "close coordination with multiple outside cultural consultants".https://www.gamingbible.co.uk/news/dungeons-dragons-no-longer-using-the-word-race-573359-20221202
Some restaurants have great reputations for their food. Others, which go truly beyond, offer incredible dishes and stellar service. One woman shared her experience with an omakase restaurant in Dallas called Tatsu on Twitter and how the staff and chef made accommodations for her deaf sister — including learning how to sign the items on the menu.https://god.dailydot.com/omakase-restaurant-tatsu-deaf-couple/
