Microsoft Hong Kong exec Toby Chan shares how others with hearing loss can build a successful career

Toby Chan: "Speak up, open up and don't hide yourself" Toby Chan learned to advocate for herself at a young age. At first, she didn't want anyone at her Hong Kong elementary school to know about her hearing problems. Then one day, she failed a music test. She realized two things: She couldn't follow the rhythm and it wasn't her fault. So, she decided to tell her teacher. "My teacher explained to me that I shouldn't hide it and I should get help for it," she says. "From then on, I told myself it's a fact that I have a…