Band 3: Specialist Notetakers Responsibilities: This support activity is predominantly for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and visually impaired students. The primary requirement of this support is to meet the need for live access to the content of the teaching session, seminar etc. and the need for notes for review and revision purposes. The note-taker will make a comprehensive although non-verbatim, live, typed record of the content of lectures, seminars, discussions, off-campus events etc. in the student’s preferred style and format. This may include the information appearing simultaneously on the student’s computer using either Speedtext or Stereotype specialist software. The laptop could also be linked to Braille reading equipment. The notes can be sent to the student within a specified time frame or will be saved by the student at the end of the session if using the specialist software described above. For disabled students there are now many forms of assistive technology (for example, recording devices) that can provide some support in this area and may be considered as an alternative. Assistive technology may enable students to become independent, autonomous learners in many cases and therefore should be considered first where a particular barrier exists and where assistive technology would fully meet the student’s note taking needs. There is a range of specialist notetaking that may be applicable here, two of which are set out more fully below. Qualifications/training: Any mandatory qualifications or professional body membership required to provide this support are set out on the DSA-QAG website
Band 3: Specialist Notetakers Responsibilities: This support activity is predominantly for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and visually impaired students. The primary requirement of this support is to meet the need for live access to the content of the teaching session, seminar etc. and the need for notes for review and revision purposes. The note-taker will make a comprehensive although non-verbatim, live, typed record of the content of lectures, seminars, discussions, off-campus events etc. in the student’s preferred style and format. This may include the information appearing simultaneously on the student’s computer using either Speedtext or Stereotype specialist software. The laptop could also be linked to Braille reading equipment. The notes can be sent to the student within a specified time frame or will be saved by the student at the end of the session if using the specialist software described above. For disabled students there are now many forms of assistive technology (for example, recording devices) that can provide some support in this area and may be considered as an alternative. Assistive technology may enable students to become independent, autonomous learners in many cases and therefore should be considered first where a particular barrier exists and where assistive technology would fully meet the student’s note taking needs. There is a range of specialist notetaking that may be applicable here, two of which are set out more fully below. Qualifications/training: Any mandatory qualifications or professional body membership required to provide this support are set out on the DSA-QAG website
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