Student Disability Services
Student Disability Services
Note takers will not (cont.):
• Answer questions about the course
content when these questions are
better directed to the faculty
member or teaching assistant.
• Take notes if the student is not
present, except when specific
arrangements due to health
conditions have been made.
The student with the disability will:
• Supply note taking materials, if
necessary.
• Communicate with the note taker
regularly and clarify information, if
necessary.
• Go to class – the note taker is not a
substitute for class attendance.
• Sign the note taker’s time sheets
before they are submitted.
TakeNote® is a note taking service
that provides comprehensive notes for
selected courses. SDS will pay for the
TakeNote® service in lieu of hiring a
note taker. Check the TakeNote® web
site at www.tnote.com for a list of
available courses as they vary from
semester to semester.
Photocopies
If photocopies of notes need to be
made, check with the SDS office to
determine how and where notes can be
copied.
If you have questions about the hiring
process for note takers, contact
Michele Fish at [email protected] or
by calling 607-254-4545.
Services for
Equal Access
Class Notes as an
Accommodation
Student Disability Services
SDS Diversity Statement
The staff of Student Disability Services strives to
create and sustain a welcoming, accessible, and
supportive environment. We believe that diversity
strengthens our institution and envision a community
free of bigotry, expressions of hatred or prejudice,
and behaviors that infringe upon the freedom and
respect that every individual deserves. We are
committed to expanding our understanding of the
complex issues surrounding identity in order to
advance the notion "Any person ... any study."
Aug-08
420 Comp. & Comm. Ctr.
Garden Ave. Ext.
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607 254-4545 (voice)
Deaf/HoH: via 711 Relay
Fax: 607 255-1562
E-mail: [email protected]
www.sds.cornell.edu
Alternative formats of this brochure are
available upon request.
Class Notes as an Accommodation
In some cases, Student Disability
Services (SDS) will determine that
class notes are an effective and
reasonable accommodation for
students. Students who have been
approved by SDS for class notes as an
accommodation should first check to
see if notes are being offered by
TakeNote®. If they are, upon request
SDS will provide you with the forms
you will need to enroll.
If TakeNote is not available, a student
should ask his or her professor for
notes and/or assistance finding a
notetaker in the class.
SDS will compensate a student who is
currently enrolled in the same course
as the student with a disability who
requires note taking services. (Note:
SDS pays for one note taker per class,
so it is important for students to
discuss this accommodation with the
professor to ensure that note taker
service is coordinated for each class.)
Finding and Hiring a Note Taker
The student with the disability should
attempt to find a student who is
willing to share his or her notes, but if
a volunteer cannot be found, the
student may request assistance from
the faculty member or contact SDS to
facilitate hiring a note taker.
PLEASE NOTE: Note takers must
go through an appointment process
BEFORE they can begin taking
notes. DO NOT WAIT to complete
this process or you risk losing this
service.
Once a note taker has been identified,
he or she must be appointed to the
payroll system before note taking
begins if payment is expected. Go to
http://sds.cornell.edu/
Policies_Procedures/ProcHiring.html
for instructions and appointment forms
(or pick them up at the SDS office):
Otherwise, SDS will presume that the
note taking is on a volunteer basis.
Student Disability Services
Guidelines
Once hired, the following guidelines
for note takers and those receiving
notes shall apply:
Note takers will:
• Write down all relevant information including lecture notes, test
and quiz dates, assignments, and
important vocabulary words and
terms.
• Attend all classes, be on time, and
be prepared to take notes. A note
taker who is unable to attend a
class should contact the student so
other arrangements can be made.
• Meet with the student outside of
class when necessary to clarify
notes.
Note takers will not:
• Be responsible for the student completing assignments properly or on
time.
• Tutor the student for payment by
SDS. (Students may hire and pay
for tutors on their own.)