Levelling the playing field at the workplace

Singapore

TO help her listen during meetings, Yuki Neoh places a Roger Pen on the table. The device's wireless microphone transmits audio to her hearing aid and cochlear implant, enabling her to hear speech clearly over distance and in loud noise.

Ms Neoh, an analyst in Barclays' chief controls office, is deaf. The device is one of several workplace adjustments the British bank arranged for her at its Singapore office.