Starbucks’ policy of asking customers for their names creates barriers for people who stammer. Following a day of action against them, Starbucks has now been in touch with STAMMA, and will hopefully soon be discussing how to make its shops more accessible.
Organised by STAMMA and the Stammering Pride community, the day of action was on Saturday, 26th October 2024. It marked International Stammering Awareness Day.
People who stammer met at six Starbucks shops around Britain in London, Liverpool, Grimsby, Glasgow & Doncaster. They ordered coffees, spoke to staff, and handed over a letter inviting Starbucks to contact STAMMA. More:
- Starbucks Day of Action (stamma.org), 28 October 2024
- Our open letter to Starbucks (stamma.org), 22 October 2024
- Awareness raising success at Starbucks (stamma.org), 22 October 2024.
