Note-Taking Accommodations Procedure
for Students
Disability Services
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
If you qualify for note-taking accommodations,
you will be able to request a volunteer note taker to provide you
with class notes on carbon-copy paper (provided by
Disability Services).
The following is a procedure for you to follow as it relates to
requesting note-taking accommodations.
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Meet with the Coordinator
of Disability Services to have “Accommodation
Request” forms completed that specifies your note-taking
accommodation needs.
You will be provided with a supply of carbon paper used
for note-taking.
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Meet
with your instructor(s) regarding your note-taking accommodation
needs and provide your instructor with your “Accommodation
Request” form and “Note-taking accommodations procedure for
faculty” page.
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Ask your instructor to announce in
class for a volunteer note-taker to come forward at the end of
the class session.
Impress on the instructor that you wish to remain anonymous
until a volunteer comes forward.
Most other students will have left the classroom by that
time.
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You then would meet with
the volunteer, introduce your self and express your appreciation
of them assisting by taking notes.
You do not need to explain why you need a note-taker.
Provide the student with a supply of carbon paper and ask
them to hand you the yellow copy at the end of each class.
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It is recommended that you
invest in a small hand-held tape recorder during your college
career. In the
event that your note-taker may be absent from class, or some
other circumstances prevents you from getting quality notes on a
given day, you may want to record the lecture.
You do need the instructor’s permission to do so.
If you have a recorder, the space indicating a request to
use a recorder on the “Accommodations Request” form will be
marked for you.
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Remember
that utilizing a volunteer note-taker is utilized only for those
who qualify for the service.
This means that you are expected to attend class on a
regular basis and are not to use the note-taker to substitute
your attendance.
If you have any
questions regarding the note-taking procedure through
Disability Services, please call us at 346-3365.
Thank you for your cooperation in this process.
Jim Joque, Coordinator of Disability
Services
