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If you believe there is a more serious problem and choose not to speak with the notetaker, please contact the Office of Disability Services.An open and honest conversation can help solve the problem! Please don’t ignore a problem, it will only get bigger! A lack of clarity or a simple miscommunication is often at the root of the concern. If a situation arises between you and the notetaker, the following set of steps are recommended: legibility, organization, clarity, completeness) and discuss it with him/her. If you are not satisfied with the notes, you should determine the problem (i.e. Give the notetaker regular, helpful feedback about his/her notes.If you add/drop a class or your schedule changes, notify the notetaker as well as Disability Services immediately.

A notetaker is not a secretary! Notifying notetakers enrolled in the class of your absences is primarily a courtesy. The notetaker will generally not provide notes during your absence.

Inform the notetaker when you will not be in class (at least 24-hours in advance when absences are predictable).

If you choose to remain unidentified, notes should be exchanged through SDS.

Notetakers are NOT expected to act as tutors. (There are rare cases when notetakers are asked to perform other small tasks for students with physical disabilities, such as taking books out of a bag).

Request only those services from note-takers as outlined in the notetaker’s job description.

Your assistance in providing this accommodation is greatly appreciated. When a notetaker is identified, make sure that they contact DS to make sure that they understand their responsibilities as a notetaker and to make arrangements for signing a contract so that they can be paid.īecause it is important to identify a notetaker as quickly as possible, please continue to address this issue until a notetaker is identified, or contact DS if a notetaker does not come forward.If there is more than one student in the class requiring a notetaker, all must use the same notetaker.If not, please identify a note-taker either through your knowledge of particularly good students or by making a request to the class for a notetaker (but do not publicly identify the student needing the note-taker). Find out if student has already found a notetaker.Here are some guidelines for providing notes to students.

Notes should then be exchanged confidentially through our office. If a student registered with our department chooses to remain confidential, a general announcement should be made in class for a need for a note-taker, without identifying the student. This is a stipend position for the note-taker ($150.00 per semester) If this is the case in your class, please let us know immediately that a paid student notetaker is not needed.Ī notetaker should be a student who takes cohesive, readable notes and who is willing deliver/email notes for the student with the disability. Some faculty already provide notes for the whole class on the web, echo 360, or as handouts.