[nabs-l] class notes

[Lillie Pennington]

I'm in high school, but thought I would comment. Accept for math where my notes are brailled, I type my notes. If the teacher has an outline posted, I will use that. I was taught that having my notes done any other way was completely unacceptable.

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> On Feb 26, 2014, at 3:44 PM, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, I cannot help commenting even though I have not been a student in a while.  We don't always know what other 
> disabilities someone may have that might affect their abilities to, for example, multi-task, but learning to take 
> notes is a skill that will benefit one for their entire lives on the job.  One just isn't always going to have a 
> scribe to take notes.  My guess is that for at least a while, it is not easy for sighted people to take notes and 
> concentrate on lectures, either, but it is an ability that can be developed in most cases.  Having someone else 
> take notes just means that one will need to develop this skill later, when getting your job done might be on the 
> line rather than a grade.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:10:21 -0500, justin williams wrote:
>> 
>> Except for a few instances, I have always taken my own notes; maybe 99
>> percent of the time. That includes right now.  I use a lap top, but I have
>> used a notetaker in the past.  Hand written notes must be typed in to a
>> computer for you to do anything with them; probably in Microsoft word.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kierra Davis
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 2:06 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] class notes
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>> --
>> Kierra Davis
>> Hello All,
> 
>> Just a quick question.
> 
>> I want to know how do you get notes for your classes? Do you take them
>> yourself? Do you have a note taker? Does the school pay them, or are they
>> doing it out of kindness? If they are handwriting the notes, how do you get
>> them into a format you can access?
> 
>> I know this is more than one question, but I just want to know how others
>> are handling this situation.
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