Notetaker

A notetaker is a classmate who volunteers to provide a set of notes to a student with a disability. The student with a disability may either purchase non-carbon (NCR) paper from the bookstore and provide this to the notetaker, or photocopy the student’s notes in the ARC.

Students with disabilities are encouraged to continue to try to take notes as a supplement to the notetaker’s copy. In addition, the student with a disability may want to meet with faculty to discuss whether the notes are adequate.

If the student with a disability has difficulty obtaining a voluntary notetaker, faculty may be asked to help find one. If this proves unfruitful, the student with a disability needs to contact the ARC.

Tape Recording Lectures

Tape recording lectures is available to students with disabilities who wish to use this as a form of notetaking. The lectures recorded will only be used as reference during the class and should be destroyed after the class has ended. These tapes are to be used for academic purposes only. Abuse of this service should be reported to the ARC.

Alternative Chairs/Tables (ie. larger, no arms, adjustable) will be placed in assigned rooms designated by the ARC upon request.

Wheelchair/Accessible Rooms

Wheelchair/Accessible Rooms are available. Entire classes may need to be moved to these rooms in order to provide equal access to students with disabilities. An instance where this may occur would involve a student with a mobility impairment who could not navigate the stairs to evacuate a higher-floor classroom in case of an emergency.

Interpreters/Real-time Captioning

Interpreter/Real-time Captioning is provided to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The ARC will alert faculty as soon as possible if this service will be used.

Textbooks in Alternate Format

Textbooks in Alternate Format (tape, Braille) are available to students with various disabilities. As much notice as possible for this service needs to be given, as it can take months to completely transform a textbook into another format. If a student requests this service, the ARC will alert you of the need to know which textbook(s) and/or reading materials you will be using.