KFC India has started a new program called Kshamata to help its speech and hearing-impaired workers. The program will teach them writing and reading skills by. It was announced on September 23, which is International Day of Sign Languages.
New Delhi, 25 Sep 2025
KFC India has started a new program called Kshamata to help its speech and hearing-impaired workers. The program will teach them writing and reading skills by 2026. It was announced on September 23, which is International Day of Sign Languages.
Program Details and Goals
KFC is working with Atypical Advantage to run this program. It will give 50 hours of online training. Workers will learn basic grammar, how to write emails, and how to understand what they read. This will help them do their jobs better and grow in their careers. KFC wants 2% of its workers to be speech and hearing-impaired in the coming year.
KFC's Efforts for Inclusion
In 2024, KFC India became the first fast food company in India to teach sign language to all its workers. They have a special coach for sign language. KFC has also opened restaurants run by speech and hearing-impaired staff. Some of these workers have become leaders in KFC restaurants. The company has trained more than 18,000 people in Indian Sign Language so far. The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly from science writers takes the jargon…
By strengthening written comprehension, KFC India is helping speech and hearing-impaired teams work more independently, communicate confidently, and grow in their careers.
KFC plans to double the number of speech and hearing-impaired team members in the next five years. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 25 Sep 2025, 13:00 IST; source: link
