I have a deaf partner - the funny thing is, I hired her 2 weeks before the signing store opened, and my dm told me it was a terrible idea. After the store opened she admitted she was wrong. My partner is amazing and teaches us all sbux or work related signs and it's so easy! If sbux did just a beginners course for the basics I think it would be fantastic.

Something that would be less expensive would be adding an option to see the signs for a drink on the app. Like you click on the item description and under the nutrition facts it says how to sign it or something?

Lots of free online resources if you actually want to learn!

They used to offer what was essentially a crash course on the hub, but I don't know if it's there anymore.

Otherwise, try $1, a website made by Deaf ASL teacher Bill Vicars - this is what I use for basic sign and it is SOO helpful!

There's also $1 which I found helpful, too.

Dude I'm a green bean and the look on my store managers face when I told him I could spell in ASL was beautiful! He was not expecting it at all and he got super excited. (I live in a sorta smalltown)

I thought this would be a cool idea also. Kind of like they did with the green class that was just offered (a month or so ago?).

My store has a partner whose mom is deaf so he offers to teach us whenever we’d like to learn. I know the alphabet which isn’t as easy but has helped in some situations.

Its not necessary for Starbucks to pay for classes when you have all the resources you need online. Ive taught myself sign language for years and never paid for a single class.