Koptul is a cafe run by deaf people in Indonesia with the mission to strive to overcome discrimination, one cup at a time.

Koptul's co-founders are childhood friends who each lost their hearing as toddlers. They have not been successful in earning a job after numerous job applications were sent to corporations. All of them settled on opening a cafe that exclusively employs deaf people. All of them made an effort to educate and equipping themselves with barista skills by attending classes at various coffee roasters, cafes in Jakarta and even to places far from the Indonesian capital.

The menu designed specially for the cafe is assigned a letter in the alphabet, with an accompanying picture showing customers how to sign the letter in sign language when ordering.

Koptul's co-founders hoped that their venture will encourage companies to start employing people with disabilities. They also hoped that they had inspired other people with disabilities to start their own businesses and empower others.