When it comes to accessibility within online education, the case can be made that Dr. Sam Slike and Pamela Berman of Bloomsburg University are two of the most innovative instructors in the world. Dr. Skile and Berman use Wimba Classroom to provide college courses to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Their innovative courses use a sign language interpreter broadcast through a webcam in conjunction with closed-captioning of spoken lecture material via Caption Colorado. Their work is so remarkable that in Summer 2008 they won the prestigious Excellence in Distance Learning award from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). In fact, they were even highlighted on this ABC News Someone You Should Know feature.
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