[humanser] Recording for note taking

[Doug Lee via humanser]

This is not a legal opinion, and I do not possess sufficient legal
knowledge to render one. This is a personal opinion...

This sounds very strange to me from the beginning, as if they have
something to say of which they want limited if any record. I would, in
your position, want control of who is taking the notes if I didn't do
it myself, and I would want to know if it is legal for me to insist
that I choose my assistant and without providing any advance notice of
who I will bring to the meeting. I would also want to know if it is
legal for me to insist on permission to record the meeting, since it
sounds like the substance of the meeting concerns you and would not
contain sensitive information about anyone else. Finally, I wonder if
perhaps the organizers of the meeting would be willing to provide you
with the same information in writing rather than by talking to you in
a meeting whose record you are being forbidden to control. If it is
any official communication to you, such as a performance problem, a
written account should not be a problem I would think.

The specific goals of my response to this situation would be as
follows, and I would want both met properly:

1. Obtain means to control my record of the meeting independent of any
other control; or arrange for the communication to be in writing in
the first place.

2. Prevent any communication that could later be misrepresented with
no means of defense.

I believe you were, and are, wise to pursue those goals with
determination.

Best of luck to you.

On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 04:29:11AM -0400, Dr. Chappell via humanser wrote:
I am wondering if anyone on this list has in depth familiarity with ADA
mandates regarding reasonable accommodations in the work place. After
recording notes in all personnel meetings, committee meetings, and staff
meetings for the past 5 years, since my hire date, I was denied the
opportunity. Today, when I arrived at what I perceived to be an  oddly timed
last minute meeting I was told that I would not be able to record the notes
during a meeting that was solely about my role. When I reminded the unit
manager that this is and always has been my means of note taking, she told
me that "recording had never been authorized and would not be allowed. I
declined the meeting and noted I would not meet without being able to take
notes. I was told that someone in HR could attend and take notes on my
behalf. When I agreed to this, I was told that this option would not be
available for this meeting as that resource had not been  notified. I
requested that the meeting be rescheduled. Though the two individuals who
had scheduled the meeting seemed aggravated by my request, I believed it to
be a reasonable accommodation.

Does anyone have any knowledge on the topic of reasonable accommodations in
the workplace?

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