‘Opportunity To Show What They Can Do’: Employees With Disabilities Thrive At Local Coffee Shop

Lorna Heid opened the local coffee shop in part for her daughter, but she also wanted to give other Americans with disabilities an opportunity to thrive as independent adults.

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Lorna Heid says her dream is to fill a void that is left wide open in Georgia’s job market.

At a coffee shop in Roswell, all the baristas have mental disabilities. It’s the second shop to open in the metro area in recent months.

Both are owned by Heid.