Students need to meet with an appropriate SDC staff member for the continuation of services each semester. All student requests for note-taking support services are submitted through a student request form to the SDC staff member for the continuation of the accommodation. Once approved, note-taking assistance accommodations must be requested by a student each semester in order to continue this accommodation.
Recommendation and approval is dependent upon the student’s stated need as supported by appropriate disability documentation.Īll students who request note-taking assistance accommodations for the first time must meet with an SDC staff member for the accommodation to be approved. Prior to provision of this service, the need for this accommodation/auxiliary aid must be appropriately documented by an SDC staff member which will indicate approval for the service. Note-taking assistance accommodations may be requested by a student or be recommended by an SDC staff member as an appropriate accommodation after an assessment of needs. The effects or limitations, of the disability must also support the need for note-taking assistance accommodations as assessed and verified by an SDC specialist or by another appropriate SDC staff member.
Students must have appropriate documentation of a disability in order to be eligible for note-taking accommodations. Eligibility and ApprovalĮligibility for this accommodation is determined by an assessment of a student’s individual needs by an SDC accommodations specialist or other appropriate SDC staff. Note-taking assistance accommodations are designed to supplement a student’s learning process by having another person record on paper the essential points delivered in a class. These accommodations are not to be used as a substitute for attending class. The Student Disability Center (SDC) provides note-taking assistance accommodations as an accommodation/auxiliary aid for students with disabilities that significantly affect their ability to take notes in class.