[humanser] Recording for note taking

Sat May 24 13:37:32 UTC 2014

Doug,
You spoke directly to my reasons for emphasing the request:
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.
Thank you for the encouragement and notable awareness. I will proceed with
caution.
-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Doug Lee
via humanser
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:39 AM
To: Dr. Chappell via humanser
Subject: Re: [humanser] Recording for note taking

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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