It was on this date (May 5) in 1889 that Frederick Barnard died at the age of 80. His full name was Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard. The deaf American educator was quite the renaissance man. Besides teaching college students, he was a scientist, writer and mathematician. Barnard served as president of the University of Mississippi, then took the same position at Columbia College in New York City (it later became a university). The year he died, an affiliated college for wom

Here are some tips published in The Hearing Journal, about making videoconferences more accessible. Sit in a well-lit space to brighten your face and avoid backlighting, such as light shining through a window behind a workstation. Eliminate background noise. Use a high-quality microphone, headset/microphone combo, or earbuds. When you're not speaking, put your microphone on mute to reduce background noise. Speak in turn and state your name before speaking. Project your voice