I thought I would add my thoughts to this discussion. as a notetaker, I have been in situations where there have been two notetakers in one class - myself as a qualified notetaker and a student notetaker. there has often been a vast disparity in the standard of the notes. this is unfair on the student who receives notes from an untrained notetaker.

my own feelings is that if there are two students in one class who require a notetaker, the available DSA can pay for a qualified notetaker and both students receive a good standard of notes. I have provided notetaking support for a group comprised totally of Deaf and hard of hearing students. the notes were photocopied and everyone had the same notes. this is just as easily done if the notetaking is electronic/speech-to-text/stenographers/palantypists

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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jo Barnes [[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: notetakers

Dear all,

Your advice would be much appreciated. We have a student who is currently receiving notetaking support, and now another student within her class has decided that she would also like to take up the notetaking recommended in her Needs Assessment. What do other insititutions do when there is one notetaker working for two students in terms of their DSA funding?

Many thanks

Jo Barnes
Disability Services Coordinator

Student Support Services (S3)
Central School of Speech and Drama
Embassy Theatre
Eton Avenue
London
NW3 3HY

Tel: 020 7559 3992

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