Student Disability Services
Note takers will not (continued):
 Tutor the student for payment by
SDS. (Students may hire and pay for tutors on their own.)
 Answer questions about the course content when these questions are better directed to the faculty member or teaching assistant.
The student with the disability will:
 Go to class – the note taker is not a substitute for class attendance.
 Contact the SDS Note Taker
Coordinator if there are problems or issues with the notes.
Photocopies
If photocopies of notes need to be made, check with the SDS office to determine how and where notes can be copied.
TakeNote ® is a note taking service that provides comprehensive notes for selected courses. SDS will pay for the TakeNote ® service in lieu of hiring a note taker. Check the TakeNote ® web site at www.tnote.com for a list of available courses as they vary from semester to semester.
Student Disability Services
If you have questions about
Class Notes as an Accommodation or the hiring process for note takers, contact the Note Taker Coordinator at: sds_notes@cornell.edu or call
607-254-4545.
SDS Diversity Statement
The staff of Student Disability Services strives to create and sustain a welcoming, accessible, and supportive environment. We believe that diversity strengthens our institution and envision a community free of bigotry, expressions of hatred or prejudice, and behaviors that infringe upon the freedom and respect that every individual deserves. We are committed to expanding our understanding of the complex issues surrounding identity in order to advance the notion "Any person ... any study."
Aug-13
Services for
Equal Access
420 Comp. & Comm. Ctr.
235 Garden Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607 254-4545 (voice)
Deaf/HoH: via 711 Relay
Fax: 607 255-1562
E-mail: sds_cu@cornell.edu www.sds.cornell.edu
Alternative formats of this brochure are available upon request.

In some cases, Student Disability
Services (SDS) will determine that the provision of class notes is an appropriate and reasonable accommodation for students. Students who have been approved by SDS for class notes as an accommodation should first check to see if notes are being offered by TakeNote ®
(www.tnote.com). If they are, upon request, SDS will assist you in enrolling for the service. The request for TakeNote ® can be made at: www.sds.cornell.edu/NoteTakerRequest.php
If TakeNote ® is not offered, students should ask instructors if class notes are available when they deliver their accommodation letters. If notes are not readily available, students can request a note taker.
SDS will compensate a student who is currently enrolled in the same course as the student with a disability who requires note taking services. (Note:
SDS pays for one note taker per class.)
The identity of the student receiving notes can be withheld from the note taker, if desired.
Finding and Hiring a Note Taker
SDS will assist students in identifying note takers. Requests for a note taker are to be made online at: sds.cornell.edu/NoteTakerRequest.php.
The SDS Note Taker Coordinator will follow up with the student regarding the request. SDS will assist the note taker with the hiring process.
PLEASE NOTE: Note takers must be approved as an employee by the
Payroll Office BEFORE they can begin taking notes for pay.
Note Taker Guidelines
Once hired, the following guidelines for note takers and students receiving notes shall apply:
Note takers will :
 Write down all relevant information including lecture notes, test and quiz dates, assignments, and important vocabulary words and terms.
 There is an on-line, self-guided training program that note takers
may want to take to develop their own note taking skills, available at: pepnet.org/e-learning/notetaker.
While offered for students who are note taking for deaf peers, the program provides solid training appropriate for any student, with or without a disability.
 Attend all classes, be on time, and be prepared to take notes. A note taker who is unable to attend a class should contact the Note Taker
Coordinator (or the student, if known) so that other arrangements can be made.
 Submit a copy of notes to the SDS
Note Taker Coordinator via e-mail at sds_notes@cornell.edu or in person in the SDS office within 24 hours of the class.
 Be prepared to clarify notes, as needed.
Note takers will not:
 Be responsible for assisting the student with completing assignments properly or on time.