Discovering strengths with a disability

Disability is a weakness... In our mindset, disability is always seen as a limitation. Yes, my disability, hearing impairment, severely restricts me in communication. But I have to interact with the "normally hearing" world in order to advance in my career. So, there is no other choice but to find ways. I was able to strengthen my eyes and logical thinking from my missing sense organ. So, I only hear about 40-50% acoustically from my conversation partner - the rest comes from facial expressions, contextual thinking, and lip-reading. This way, I can achieve a comprehension rate of 70-85%. What does that mean then...? This has led to a more sensitive form of communication. I was able to be a regional sales manager for an IT corporation. What? Someone who can't hear does sales? Exactly. Together with my colleague, I could perceive subtle emotional cues from my conversation partner and steer sales conversations differently. This way, I was perceived as attentive to the needs of my conversation partner. Isn't that what we want as a company? Being able to cater to the customer. So, I was able to turn my weakness into a strength and offer my colleagues a change in perspective. How does it look in general? Generally speaking, no one is perfect. Everyone has weaknesses. These may not necessarily be considered as disabilities medically, but are still perceived as weaknesses. If we recognize them, we can work on them or expand and specialize our strengths. This way, we can build a complementary team that can work ideally interdisciplinary. For example, I would never put someone with an obsessive-compulsive disorder for absolute order into chaos. Instead, position the person's strength, everything is orderly, correctly. I then ask myself, where can such a person fully thrive? In accounting? In the warehouse? Where are there areas where precision is necessary? What strengths and weaknesses do you find in yourself? In your colleagues? Are there ways for these strengths to be fully realized?