Departments Inconsistent on Disability Note-taking Service
University being shit about disabilities and providing an inconsistent level of service? WHY DO I HAVE DÉJÀ VU?
750 students across the university receive lecture notes from peer note-takers, but inconsistencies across departments are still a barrier for some students with learning disabilities.
Disability Information and Support provides a range of assistance to around 1500 students each year, half of whom use the peer notetaking system. This system involves students providing a set of notes from each lecture in a paper to Disability and Learning Support, receiving $6.50 for each set provided. 325 students provide notes at Otago, many providing notes from more than one paper. Melissa Lethaby, Manager of Disability Information and Support at Otago, said Otago University is a “leader in the field of disability support,” with two other tertiary institutions having adopted the University’s model of peer note-taking.�