Note Taker Service Policies

Requesting Note Taker Services

Only qualified students with disabilities may request note-taker services through the DRC. Students should speak with the appropriate service coordinator at DRC to determine eligibility for note-taker services.

After determination of eligibility, students may request note-taker service by completing the Service Request Form (available at DRC) and submitting to the appropriate service coordinator. If a note-taker is already in place in any of the classes for which the student requests note-taker service, the note-taker coordinator will notify the student of the note-taker's name, e-mail address and/or telephone number. If there is not already a note-taker in place, note-takers may be identified by three methods:

• The note-taker coordinator may access the class roster to e-mail class members to recruit a note-taker.
• The student may ask the instructor for assistance in securing a note-taker by asking the instructor to make an announcement in class. Note-taker announcements will be attached to instructor letters.
• The student may recruit a note-taker on their own and ask the person to contact the DRC to complete appropriate paperwork.

Student Responsibilities

• Talk with appropriate service coordinator to determine eligibility for note-taker service.
• Request note-taker service by completing Service Request Form and submitting it to appropriate service coordinator. Submit request as early as possible since delays in submitting requests will result in delays in implementation of note-taker service. Generally, note-taker services will be implemented as soon as possible after the request is submitted and will not include notes from the beginning of the term.
• Pick up packet from DRC (including instructor letters and note-taker announcements).
• Present instructor letter to each instructor and ask for assistance, if needed, in identifying a note-taker.
• After receiving notification from note-taker coordinator that a note-taker has been identified, contact the note-taker to work out details of note exchange, etc.

• Ask the instructor to repeat the announcement.
• Ask the instructor for approval to tape record lectures.
• Ask the instructor for his/her lecture notes.
• Approach another student in class to be the note-taker (be sure the note-taker contacts the DRC about training!) Contact the note-taker coordinator or the appropriate service coordinator early in the semester if the above options are not effective.