Coffee Here, Not for the Deaf

Twelve deaf patrons have filed a complaint of discrimination alleging that the employees and management of two Starbucks in Manhattan have discriminated against them because they are deaf by mocking the way the patrons talked and refusing to serve them. As reported by ABC NEWS, the deaf patrons allege that the manager at one of the locations even went so far as to call the police to have the 12 patrons ejected when they were trying to have their monthly meeting at Starbucks to discuss deaf issues. They allege that the police reprimanded the manager for calling in the complaint. The lawsuit seeks damages and calls for Starbucks to reevaluate its policies towards deaf patrons.