There are several options for getting notes as an approved accommodation. Eligible students generally use classmates who volunteer to take notes using carbonless note-taking paper. Digital audio recording to save audio files on computer or regular tape recording may be alternatives. If you are going to record the lectures, as a courtesy, inform your instructor.

Many students find that learning a note taking system such as the one taught in the college’s student success and study skills classes is invaluable. It helps you produce more efficient notes when you take them yourself or helps you organize for study more efficiently using the notes from a volunteer note-taker.

Steps to receive note taking assistance:
1. Review the class requirements with your counselor/advisor, discuss the alternatives and decide what would work best.

2. If note taking assistance is an approved accommodation, meet with your classroom instructor to request that the instructor assist you in locating a note taker or ask a classmate.

3. Obtain a copy of “Note Taking Guidelines” for distribution to instructor and note taker.

4. Pick up note taking paper at the reception area of EDC or DSS.

5. Report any problems finding note takers or with their performance to your counselor/advisor immediately.

6. In case your note-taker is absent, have a back-up plan. This might include soliciting a secondary note-taker, or requesting that the teacher assist in locating an emergency note-taker for the day.

Policy
• Note taking is an approved accommodation when supported by current documentation.
• Photocopying at DSS/EDC is available if for power point outlines, if there are two or more students in a class who require note-taking assistance, or if your instructor requests that we make copies of his or her overheads or lecture notes.
• You must attend class to receive note-taking assistance.