Not Only Good At Massage, These Blind People Will Be Able To Make Tubruk Coffee And V60

Blind people being trained to be coffee baristas/ Photo: Antara

TEMANGGUNG – Apart from having massage skills, the visually impaired at the Penganthi-Netra Sensory Disability Social Service Center (PPSDSN) in Temanggung, Central Java can also become coffee baristas. This is because the blind people at the orphanage have attended barista training organized by the Gemawang Coffee School.

In the activity held at the PPSDSN Penganthi Temanggung Hall, the visually impaired looked so enthusiastic while practicing brewing coffee.

PPSDSN young expert social worker Penganthi Sutarmi said that so far, people with visual impairments are only consumers, but with this training they can brew coffee independently.

"Our children with visual impairments (blind) can actually make coffee independently and later our goal after they graduate from here, in addition to having massage skills or being a therapist, they can also develop an entrepreneurial spirit as baristas," he said. Sutarmi, Saturday 16 October.

He explained that the barista training from the Gemawang Coffee School was an extraordinary skill for children with visually impaired sensory abilities.

"If coffee is brewed by people with normal eyesight, it is normal, but these children with visual impairments can actually do it, so maybe consumers will be more interested," he said.

He expressed his gratitude for the cooperation and concern of the Gemawang community initiated by the Gemawang Sub-district Head, Marlini Tarigan.

The Head of Gemawang Sub-district, Marlini Tarigan, said that children with visual impairments were excited to take part in this coffee brewing training.

"We hope that this training will become additional knowledge for them, apart from getting knowledge of massage therapy, later they will also have additional knowledge of brewing coffee. So after they finish their education here they can open a massage practice, but they can also get additional income, namely from the coffee business," he said.

The Coordinator of the Gemawang Coffee School, Sarwadi, said that the curiosity of people with visual impairments at the Penganthi Panti was high.

"I noticed that their interest was very high, wanting to know how to brew coffee," he said.

He said that in this training three techniques of brewing coffee were taught, namely brewing tubruk, interest, and V60.

The training participant Pambayun Seto (27) said that coffee training was beneficial for him as a person with visual impairment.

"By gaining knowledge about brewing coffee like this, our ability is not only limited to massages or therapists. Hopefully, we will be able to develop entrepreneurship in this coffee sector," he said.