Silent Hands Bakery Cafe
Highlights
- Warm, homely vibe with inclusive, Deaf culture-inspired décor
- Cosy setting that feels like visiting a friend’s home
- Boutique-style café offering a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere
Overview
Silent Hands Bakery Café is a small, boutique-style café with a warm and homely atmosphere. The space feels welcoming and relaxed, with ambient décor that reflects Deaf culture and celebrates inclusivity. Visitors can expect a cosy setting that feels more like visiting a friend's home than a busy commercial café.
Accessibility
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caption all entertainment (TVs, live shows, performances)
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Employ people with disability
Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Have TVs with captioning option
Have visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light)
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Staff are trained in Auslan
Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)