Inside Hyderabad’s cloud kitchen where young adults with autism are learning to bake and belong
A vocational center in Hyderabad called FlipSide Workspace has launched a cloud kitchen initiative to provide sustainable employment for young adults with autism and intellectual disabilities. The program focuses on culinary training to move beyond tokenistic job placements and foster genuine professional inclusion.
It is a regular weekday at A Seat at the Table, a cloud kitchen housed within FlipSide Workspace, an inclusive vocational centre in Hyderabad for young adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome. As Pal Pal Pal Har Pal plays on a mobile phone in the background, five students — Amit, Neeraj, Sri Chandan, Karishma and Aanchal —follow picture-based recipe cards and move through each step of baking.
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