Dear Instructor:
In order to meet the disability related needs of your student(s), we ask that you help us
to recruit Volunteer Note Takers.
Please complete the following steps:
1. At the beginning of the lecture, please read the In-Class Announcement Script
to your class.
We ask that you attempt to recruit a minimum of three volunteers.
2. Please inform students that they can register Online to be a Volunteer Note
Taker. The link can be found on the AccessAbility Service website
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability
3. Please remind potential volunteers that they are to provide a sample copy of their
lecture notes when registering online. This can be done by uploading their notes
to the web service, or visiting AccessAbility Services in Room SW302 to scan
notes.
To ensure confidentiality, please do not identify
the student and/or their disability.
Please contact (416) 287-7560 or e-mail notetaking@utsc.utoronto.ca with any
questions.
Thank you for your assistance.
In Class Announcement Script
Suggested Text for Volunteer Recruitment
“AccessAbility Services is recruiting volunteer note takers to assist students
with disabilities. Volunteers play an essential role in allowing students to
access course materials, which they may otherwise not have access to.
There are benefits to being a Volunteer Note Taker, which include:
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Receiving a certificate of appreciation
Giving back to the U of T Scarborough community
Gaining valuable volunteer experience
Volunteers have also mentioned that being a Note Taker motivates
them to attend class regularly, be more attentive and take more
comprehensive notes for themselves.
Volunteering involves the following tasks:
1. Register Online to be a Volunteer Note Taker. You can find the link on
the information card, or on AccessAbility Services website
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability
2. Attending lectures regularly and taking notes during each lecture.
3. Provide a copy of the lecture notes to AccessAbility Services following
each class. You may do this by uploading your notes to the web
service remotely, or visiting AccessAbility Services to scan your notes.
We require a minimum of three volunteers. Please raise your hand if you
are interested in helping out or speak to me after class.
Thanks you for volunteering. AccessAbility Services will contact you directly
if you are chosen as a Note taker. ”
Tips if no one volunteers after the first announcement:
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Please ask again and remind the class that, without assistance, the student
requiring the note taking accommodation will not have adequate class notes.
Please remind the class that their notes will only be provided to students who
have been approved for disability related note taking accommodations.
Please contact AccessAbility Services if you have difficulty recruiting volunteers
after making an in class announcement (Tel/TTY: 416-208-2662, Email:
notetaking@utsc.utoronto.ca)
Thank you for your assistance.
AccessAbility Services
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability
Thank you for your interest in becoming
a Volunteer Note Taker!
Benefits:
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Contribute to your peer community
Build your resume & receive a
certificate from UTSC.
Upload or scan your sample notes
conveniently using myAIMS for Note
Takers:
1. Go to www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability
homepage & find the ‘myAIMS’ link in the
top right corner.
2. Follow the simple step-by-step process to
register.
3. You may upload/scan files from home or
use the scanner at AccessAbility Services
SW302
If you have any questions or need assistance
please contact AccessAbility Services
Tel/TTY (416) 287-7560 or
notetaking@utsc.utoronto.ca