Viral: Deaf Fruitas Vendor Earned Praises Online

A photo of a hearing impaired Fruitas vendor is currently making the rounds online as she earned praises and respect among netizens who saw the viral photo. The photo was first shared by Facebook user Sarj Mella on his official Facebook account, immediately garnering thousands of Likes and Shares online.

The inspiring experience and touching story of the Fruitas vendor caught the attentions of netizens who have been touched by the company’s effort to provide some persons with disabilities decent jobs.

The photo which was already shared by thousands of netizens had the following captions:

“So i was waiting at sm manila and decided to grab something to eat while waiting for a friend of mine.. Bought myself some bread and decided to buy myself fruit shake from Fruitas. I went to their stall and called the attention of the lady seller who was alone..”

“She immediately noticed that i was there and she smiled at me.. I was a bit preoccupied (thinking of what to buy) that i didn’t notice her leaving what she was doing and approached me.”

“I was about to tell her my order when she went to me and reached for the printed out (smaller) menu and flashed this card saying “im deaf. My name is jen” (im not actually sure if that was her name because i got too focused on the words ‘im deaf’).. ”

“She was smiling as she tried to understand my order as it was not one of those written in their menu. I thought i looked stupid because i kept on speaking but i think she was trying to read my lips. I was just soo overwhelmed by the moment because of the fact that she still strives to make a living despite her disability.”

“I even got teary-eyed because i can see that she was happy with what she was doing despite her inability to communicate. We should learn from this. God Bless this woman. And God Bless Fruitas for giving opportunities to persons with disabilities.”

Here’s the Original Post Made by Sarj Mella: