Getting a Notetaker

• Get a "Tips for Requesting a Notetaker" info flyer, pens and special 2-ply notetaking paper from Disability Support Services.
• Try to recruit your notetaker by the second week of class to get notetakers, as some students decide to drop classes after the first day or week. If you request the Disability Support Services to copy the first week's notes, bring them into the Disability Support Services and allow up to two days for copying.
• Pick two students in your class you think would be a good notetaker and ask them if they are willing to be your notetakers. One student is the primary notetaker and the other is a back up.
• Pick a student who comes to class, takes notes, writes clearly and seems organized. (Instructor may be able to help if you are unsure of which student to ask).
• If the first student you ask says "no", you say "thank you" and pick a new student to ask.
• If the first student you ask says "yes", give them the sign up form to fill out.
• Give your new notetaker the pen and special 2-ply notetaking paper.
• Make sure your notetaker always has plenty of notetaking paper...you can get it free from Disability Support Services.
• At the end of each class separate the notes, you taking a copy and the notetaker keeping a copy.
• Talk to your notetaker and decide how you will get the notes if you are absent.
• If you drop the class, be sure to tell the notetaker.
• If you have any questions about the notes, ask the notetaker.
• Ask in Disability Support Services if you need any questions.