The company phone system must have the capacity to be connected to the internal network so that the calls can be handled by the computers by way of specialized software and the same goes for the captioning. I retired just over 9 years ago so I am sure it is even easier to do now. The system my company had was totally secured and encrypted. And the computers were also highly secure and encrypted.
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Microsoft Teams for calls, for example
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Very intriguing question here! In all the years I worked, there was never a form that asked if I had to use any kind of device for a disibility. As others mention, no one asks about vision requirements for a job … but hearing is a nuanced thing! There is NO correction as in the vision world. It is strictly EAR + BRAIN.
So I think there is merit in mentioning one’s hearing as it would likely be a factor in good communication no matter what the position?
After I was fit with my first pair of Starkey aids back in the '80s, I told HR that I needed a phone that was compatible with them cuz of the feedback. I totally forget what the solution was, but the HR gal was incredibly understanding and got me the phone I needed so I could do as good a job as possible. 
I totally get that personal health issues are largely a PRIVATE matter, but when it comes to impact on job, communication and performance, it’s probably time to just be up-front! Hope it all works out for ya!
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No, hearing lost is not declared as a disability,
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Not all jurisdictions are the same. In the U.K. there are different criteria in relation to ‘ability’; both in terms of employment and healthcare intervention.
For some employers having someone with a significant but well aided loss actually works well, as there’s a fully able bodied employee with an impaired status. There’s a requirement to be offer equal employment rights to all groups in society.
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100% Correct @Um_bongo… The DDA, Disability Discrimination Act, came into force on or around 2007 here in the UK, and you would certainly class certain thresholds of hearing impairment in a disability category, and reasonable adjustments need to be made for employment purposes, at interviews an employer cannot ask you about your disability, unless you volunteer that information. Personally, I always told employers about my hearing impairment, I think it is better to be upfront… Cheers Kev 
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YES As according to Federal Government American with Disabilities Act being Deaf is a Disability,wearing Eyeglasses is NOT
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This may be True but being Deaf and having Tinnitus here in US is a Disability
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Yes, which means that you get a good cross section of people on your staff, who are absolutely able to do all sorts of work as long as you you make provision (hearing aids) for the employees to do the job.
On my staff, I have two individuals (from 10) who fit this category.
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Yes Stephen, I am sure your hearing impaired staff, very much appreciate you employing them, if only more companies adopted this approach, they are missing out on valuable assets, hearing impaired or indeed any folks with disabilities, seem to try to please slightly more than able bodied individuals, well done you Sir 
There is a bit of help out there if you speak to “Access to Work”, they will give out grants, for environmental equipment, so to enhance the hearing impaired workplace, the employer pays so much, but they pay the rest, adaptive phones, loop systems, some Roger devices, every little helps… But, you probably know all this already Stephen? Although, this information may benefit one of the folks reading this post… Cheers Kev
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I declared it because I’m not ashamed of it and I know, even with my hearing aids I need a little extra help sometimes.
Also, I think that should any issue arise in the future, they will have known what my issue was when I was hired.
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It is depending on how severe the hearing loss and how severe the word recognition scores on hearing tests. I have been declared hearing disabled for 15 years.
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Piling on to this post. Other posts have already mentioned lots of things. I’d like to add more to the accommodations part. Hearing loss is very often progressive— over time, the kinds of accommodations you need might change- perhaps later you’ll want CART for meetings. Maybe you’ll want to add a remote microphone like a Roger device, and so on. Besides, technology in “our” field is rapidly changing, and who knows what goodies will be available in a couple years. If your employer is “with” you, you’ll get financial help. My employer even brought in expert trainers to coach my co-workers on optimizing communication with me.
Maybe you can begin to articulate what skills you’re hearing loss brings to you, and how that benefits your employer. It’s called “Deaf Gain”. For instance, with hearing loss, you’re probably super resourceful, good a troubleshooting, and tenacious in achieving a goal.
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Well, that sums me up in a sentence! I’ve had both going on since my teens. And despite that being known as a “disability” I SO recall how none of the phones sold up till the '90s or so had any kind of VOLUME control on them. It’s like we in the hearing-impaired would not even have a safe way to communicate in a 911 situation.
In the '80s I bought a clunky thingamajig that strapped onto the receiver end of a phone. THAT device had a volume control and worked well, but I could never hang up the phone after a call cuz it was so big it wouldn’t depress those two small buttons on the old-fashioned desk phone.
LOL. 
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The SSA it as a Disability eligible for Benefits.Hearing Impairment is in the Blue Book Section 2.10 and 2.11
Sorry but it is according to the SSA Blue Book section 2.10 and section 2.11
Glad to hear that because it should be!
We still have NOT advanced with Federally Subsidized Phones for the Deaf except for the Hamilton Cap Tel 2400i which reads out the conversation and can keep it stored.CapTel cordless is Junk as it is hard to adjust the incoming volumn.My Signia Hearing Aids have bluetooth so I can hear the conversation from my iPhone,I also have multiple iPhone Apps that have Live Caption which configure the RTT and TTY conversation protocols.CapTel also has an App,you may be eligible for BOTH Federal and State Telephones which I am living in Florida.Forget where they say “We come to your Home and set it up” they dont,just mail out the phone to your home…
OW. Luckily, I can hear A-OK on my cell phone that’s paired + connected. Even on the landline, I do quite well holding the phone up to that “sweet spot” behind the ear, and even better if I put the aids in Acoustic Phone program.