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In class support staff
Support services such as note taking are essential in accommodating and providing equal opportunity for disabled students. Without any in class support, many students would have great difficulty continuing their studies and pursuing their chosen career.
Note takers
Note takers are employed by Disability Student Support as paid staff to work with students with an impairment who find it difficult or impossible to take notes in class. Their jobs are well defined, with boundaries in place to ensure that neither the student’s independence, nor the note-takers role, is impinged upon.The note taker’s responsibility is:
- To take notes that represents the key themes, content, instructions and discussions of lectures. They are not expected or able to fully transcribe lecture content word for word.
- To copy information presented on the whiteboard or by OHP, if the lecturer has not supplied photocopies. (However it is more effective for a lecturer to provide photocopies of OHPs than for a note taker to attempt to copy them.)
- To maintain confidentiality. They will not discuss the students for whom they take notes with other note takers, lecturers or students. To maintain the anonymity of these students, please contact our service directly, regarding for any queries or concerns rather than questioning the students and note takers.
Sign language interpreters
Interpreting is transferring live a message from one language to another. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Interpreters work for both parties (Deaf and hearing) and between two languages (NZSL and spoken English).Interpreting is a highly specialised field. The NZSL Interpreters that work at AUT are professional, qualified Interpreters that have chosen to specialise in the tertiary education context.
Find out more about Working with sign language interpreters.
124kBLast updated: 23 Apr 2012 4:00pm