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How One Company Made Hearing Loss a Career Asset
Lucas and Luna explore how a manufacturing firm, Midwest Components, turned hearing loss into a strategic advantage on the factory floor. They walk through the company's surprising discovery: deaf and hard-of-hearing employees had lower injury rates and higher productivity in noisy environments. Lucas explains the concrete changes—vibrating alerts, visual communication protocols, and sign-language training for hearing employees—that created a career ladder from shop-floor technician to plant management. Luna pushes back on whether this scales, and they discuss the cost savings: OSHA…
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