WATCH: New bakery and coffee shop being launched by 24-year-old with Down syndrome

One young woman in San Antonio, Texas, hasn’t let her Down syndrome diagnosis stand in the way of her dream of owning a restaurant.

Leah Meyer, 24, will soon be launching her new gluten-free bakery and coffee shop, The Mermaid Café, with a touching slogan: Specialty coffee by special people. That’s because Meyer, who has Down syndrome, has a goal that at least 70% of the staff she employs will have some sort of special needs.

“For years we have been talking about what the café would look like...