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Notetaking Services
Students with documented disabilities may be eligible for notetaking
services at Colorado College. Examples of disabilities that may affect
notetaking ability include, but are not limited to, learning, hearing,
physical, and visual disabilities. Students must initially request this
accommodation through the office of Disability Services (DS). The DS
staff will review the documentation of disability provided by the student
to determine if notetaking services is a reasonable accommodation. Students
who are eligible typically receive a copy of another student’s
notes to augment their own.
Note: Both faculty and notetakers are asked to respect the privacy
of the student with a disability by not identifying the student to others.
Students and faculty should follow the steps below to implement
notetaking services:
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It is the student’s responsibility to inform
faculty of any need for accommodation, including notetaking services,
prior to the beginning of a Block or early enough for the faculty
member to implement reasonable accommodations. The student should
provide faculty with a copy of a letter prepared by DS that lists
approved accommodations.
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Either the student or the faculty member can recruit
a peer volunteer notetaker. It is important to do this as soon as
possible so notetaking services can be provided in a timely manner.
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When recruiting a notetaker, it may be helpful to
talk about the benefits of becoming a notetaker: 1) volunteer notetakers
are rewarded with a gift card to the Colorado College bookstore with
up to a $75.00 value per block, depending on the amount of time the
student serves as a volunteer; 2) students can list this as a volunteer
experience on their resumes; and 3) notetakers often say the quality
of their notes and their grades improve when serving as a notetaker.
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DS provides notebooks with carbonless paper to notetakers,
allowing them to make duplicate copies of their notes. At the end
of each class session, the notetaker should give the duplicate set
of notes to the student with a disability. If the notetaker uses a
computer to take notes, the notetaker can send the notes via email.
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It is the notetaker’s responsibility to ensure
that the student with a disability receives notes for all class sessions.
If the notetaker is absent from class, the notetaker can arrange for
a substitute or can photocopy another student’s notes in the
Learning Commons in Tutt Library.
- Students receiving notes are responsible for notifying the faculty
member and DS if the notes are of poor quality or not supplied on a
regular basis. If necessary, a new notetaker may be recruited.
- It may be appropriate for faculty who use PowerPoint or other electronic
means of delivering information for a course to provide copies of slides
or other materials to the student using notetaking services.
- DS expects students who are receiving notes to meet all course attendance
requirements. Notes are not a substitute for class attendance.
For additional information on notetaking services or other accommodations
and services, please contact Disability Services (Learning Commons at
Tutt Library, Room 152; 719-227-8285).
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