A small, high-tech company based in St. Louis recently smashed the sound barrier without leaving the ground. Like stairs or revolving doors, sound can become a barrier for some people with disabilities.
Employers routinely remove obstacles that prevent their employees from performing in the workplace.
A voice that's unclear, too soft, or too strained by the effort of speaking can't break through the sound barrier. And if a person can't communicate effectively, he or she can't compete for business or for promotions. Trouble is, if your speech is unclear, an amplifier can't make it clearer, only louder. That's little help for people whose speech is difficult to understand. And for those with a whisper or inaudible voice, amplifiers help only in a relatively noise-free area.