During work hours, among the sounds of machines, the kitchen of Bach's Bakery is especially tidy and quiet. It's not because of any rules 1 talking during work hours, but because all of the workers have a hearing disability. They are 2 and professional in their work, and use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.
Bach's Bakery lies in Changsha, Hunan Province. It is run by a 3couple, Uwe Brutzer and his wife Dorothee Brutzer. They started it ten years ago with the 4 of creating more jobs for those disabled in the neighborhood. So far, Bach's Bakery has trained around 30 hearing disabled people. While some skilled workers found jobs in other bakeries and hotels and have been able to live on their own, some of them have 5 to work at the bakery after they completed the training.
The Brutzers' work has won praise from many people in China. With the spread of news about the bakery, many Internet users learned about Bach's Bakery and its 6 story. Many local people in Changsha and visitors from other parts of the country come to buy their products. Uwe said that public attention has 7 them a lot and helped grow the bakery's business, resulting in workers getting higher pay. However, what he 8 more is that, through media (媒体) reports, more people have come to understand that disabled people can work as well as other people when they are given chances.
Now as they are preparing to return to Germany, they have found another couple teaching in China 9 the new managers, and handed over the bakery to a public charity organization. Their wish is to continue 10 free training for the hearing disabled. They hope the bakery will never be changed into a shop with moneymaking as its main task.
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