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Portland Cafe Empowers Deaf Community Through ASL and Events

1/6/2026

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Woodstock Cafe in Portland, Oregon, opened by Andre Gray and owned by CymaSpace, uses American Sign Language (ASL) as its primary communication mode.
The cafe offers employment opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
It hosts events like Sign Squad to connect attendees with different hearing abilities.
Funding challenges arose after recent political changes, but Gray remains committed to expanding the cafe into a Deaf Equity Center.

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Story summary

Woodstock Cafe in Portland, Oregon, opened by Andre Gray and owned by CymaSpace, uses American Sign Language (ASL) as its primary communication mode.
The cafe offers employment opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
It hosts events like Sign Squad to connect attendees with different hearing abilities.
Funding challenges arose after recent political changes, but Gray remains committed to expanding the cafe into a Deaf Equity Center.