Asking for me personally: I'm well-aware of DWP Access to Work provision for disabled employees and am presently in touch with them about possible help with fully hearing proceedings at Council meetings in my current small village Parish Council (PC) Clerk part time job role.
I'm totally deaf in one of my ears and not 100% with the other one, so even with hearing aids etc it's often very difficult if not impossible to make out all that's being said, especially by people speaking from some distance away.
If any colleagues have any guidance to offer, I'd be most interested to hear of their experiences (PC meetings are normally in village Parish Hall and wondering if any microphones / hearing aid loops might help in there.) I already have directional microphones etc for my hearing aids, but find that these are often of limited or no use.