Note Taking Procedure
Students who are given the accommodation of an in-class note taker must obtain a carbonless notebook from the Office of Accessibility Services, and present their Letter of Accommodation to their instructor verifying the need for the accommodation. Note-taking support is provided through an in-class volunteer who is recruited by the instructor. Instructors may be able to identify specific students who perform more successfully than others and/or who appear to take productive notes. Otherwise, an announcement can be made to the class looking for volunteers while maintaining the student’s anonymity. Instructors understand that when making an announcement for a peer note taker, please do not draw attention to the student with a disability. The instructor will introduce the person who volunteers to be a peer note taker to the student with the disability unless the student specifically asks not to be identified. In that case, the instructor will collect the notes after each class and arrange to get them to the student with a disability.
Once a note-taker is recruited the following process should be followed:
- Volunteer note taker is given a carbonless notebook which the student has obtained from OAS. Notetakers should use this notebook for all class notes.
- After class the note taker should give a copy of the notes to the instructor.
- The student should arrange a time and place to pick up the notes from the instructor as soon as possible after class. It is the student’s responsibility to pick up the notes in a timely manner.