Charleston, South Carolina — We’ve been greeted with a huge helping of Southern hospitality, especially at a coffee shop where you’ll find a lot of sweetness — and not just on the menu.
At Bitty and Beau’s Coffee Shop, cotton candy frappes are the house specialty and very popular.
But they’re not the only thing that makes this place truly special. It’s the people who work here, like Trista Kutcher, who showed CBS News how to craft a beverage.
“As a parent of a child with special needs, you start thinking about their future,” the shop’s owner, Amy Wright, told CBS News. “And one of the obstacles that people with disabilities face is finding meaningful employment. And [this] coffee shop was born out of that need.”
Two of Amy’s children have Down syndrome: Bitty and Beau.
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“For a long time, people with disabilities have had opportunities to work, but they’ve been in…
