My accommodations include a notetaker: What do I do?

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My accommodations include a notetaker What do I
do?
University at Buffalo 25 Capen Hall Buffalo, NY
14260 (716)-645-2608 www.buffalo.edu/accessibility
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Welcome! If you are a student and watching this
presentation, thats probably because you have
received an accommodation titled Peer or
Instructor lecture notes During this
presentation, you will learn what that means and
the process to follow to use the accommodation
inside and outside of the classroom.
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• What are Peer or Instructor Lecture Notes?
• Students will receive class lecture notes through
  a volunteer notetaker. Notes will come from a
  classmate, T.A., or Professor.
• Peer notetakers are asked to take notes during
  lecture and submit them at a minimum of once a
  week to A.R. You, the student, can decide if you
  prefer electronic or paper notes.
• If a peer notetaker is unavailable, A.R. staff
  will contact the professor to see if they have
  notes available to share.

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• LiveScribe Smartpen
• Students are also eligible to receive a SmartPen,
  which is an electronic recording device that
  looks like a pen and allows students to both take
  notes and record the lecture with ONE device!
• The SmartPen is great for added independence and
  self-reliance. Plus,
• you can play it back as many times
• as you need to.
• You can choose a SmartPen OR a peer
  notetaker

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• Notetaker Request Process
• Fill out the ORANGE Notes Information Sheet in
  A.R.
• You received this paper with the student copy of
  your Memos. Filling this out will let us know
  who is getting notes. Only include the classes
  that you want notes for. This should be done
  EVERYsemester
• 2. Give your
  instructor the YELLOW
  Notetaker Information sheet
• This form
  gives professors the information they
  
  need to request a peer
  volunteer notetaker in class.
  They will detach
  the bottom half for the notetaker to
  bring to
  A.R.

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What do I do next?

• If you have chosen to have your notes printed,
  you should check in with A.R. to see if any notes
  have been delivered.
• If you prefer to have your notes e-mailed, you
  will receive your notes as soon as the notetaker
  brings them in.
• This is why the ORANGE FORM is so important- if
  you dont fill it out, we wont know the notes
  are for YOU!!

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Remember

• A.R. wont know if problems or issues arise
  unless you let us know. If you are having
  difficulty getting your notes or they are poor
  quality, please let us know as soon possible so
  that we can look into it.
• We are here to support you!

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If you have any questions regarding notetaking,
please contact Accessibility Resources at (716)
645-2608 stu-accessibility_at_buffalo.edu Thank
you!