Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Blair Jackson"Note Taking Program Assists UM Students"

For many students with disabilities, taking good notes in class is a big obstacle. The University of Mississippi’s Note Taking program recognizes this problem and provides assistance to disabled students by utilizing healthy Ole Miss students.


Approximately 76 students serve as volunteer note takers this semester. Any student who needs assistance in any one of his or her classes simply notifies the Note Taking office within the Student Disability Services department to be matched up with a fellow student. The office will then contact members of the class to find a volunteer who will assist the student.

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Visit the University of Mississippi's Student Disability Services website at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/sds/

See a Graph of Student Disabilities at http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/casestories/images/cs1_stu_population_disabilities.jpg


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