Who Needs a Notetaker

Students who may need a notetaker, those with:

• Visual Impairments
• Learning Disabilities
• Head Injuries
• Hand Injuries
• who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Students request Notetakers because a disability makes it impossible for them to:

• listen to the instructor
• pay attention to the black board
• pay attention to a Sign Language Interpreter
• take notes ALL at the same time

They will be looking for a classmate who is willing to volunteer to share their notes from a specific class, section and time. It is the student's responsibility to find a notetaker. If the first classmate approached is unwilling...the student will just ask another classmate. Occasionally a student may need assistance to find a peer willing to share their notes...that is where the instructor can help.

Students may ask the instructor to suggest a fellow student in the class who is a good notetaker. In previous semesters, over 100 students used this system to take notes for students with disabilities.

Students who make good notetakers are:

• A or B students
• punctual
• have good attendance
• actually take notes (instead of daydreaming) and
• are organized