The Mermaid Cafe

About this episode

The SPEDTalk team interviews Drew, the manager of the Mermaid Cafe, about his daughter Leah's journey with disabilities and the cafe's mission to employ people with disabilities.

The SPEDTalk team is in San Antonio at the Mermaid Cafe. Listen as they talk with cafe Manager Drew to hear the story of his daughter Leah (the CEO) , her journey with disabilities, and how the Mermaid Cafe came to be. The Mermaid Cafe serves Coffee, and gluten free light bites and sweet treats, and they employ many people with disabilities. The team and Drew discuss it all on this episode of SPEDTalk.

People in this episode

Guest: Drew

Topics covered

• disabilities
• employment
• entrepreneurship
• special education
• community support

Keywords

• Mermaid Cafe
• disabilities
• employment
• San Antonio
• special education
• community
• coffee
• gluten free

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mermaid Cafe

Places: San Antonio

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