How did you get a Note taker? (Student was asking me in fornt of everyone else)

im confused, what is a note taker?

Theyre employed so there are timesheets etc. the student needs to do so they can prove they took notes.

Oh, and I assume it's the note taker that needs these? If thats the case then they should sit near the OP, for them to say "no" is insane.

They work for the resource centre and effectively the student so they dont have the power and should be as discreet as poss.

I understood the OP to mean that the note taker has been told he has to sit at the front, presumably by the resource centre, as the OP said when he asked, the note taker said "no! annoying isnt it" and that he wanted to know how to "enable" his note taker to sit at the back not how to force them to. On the other hand, maybe the OP meant the note taker said "no!" and 'annoying isn't it' was a comment by the OP here and 'enable' was just a poor choice of word. Hard to tell due to the lack of punctuation. I'm guessing from your reply, you interpreted it differently (or know differently). In my defence if I misinterpreted, it would make sense for it to be a rule that note-takers have to sit at the front so they listen properly and don't get distracted.

Note takers shouldnt get distracted anyway - its a lecture and their work so they shouldnt be chatting up the girl next to them or anything. They can sit anywhere but if the student requests they sit in the row infront, like I said, they should do it because the student says it will be easier for them. And the OP didnt say anything about the resource centre being the reason the note taker couldnt sit somewhere else, mainly OP has to talk to resource centre as he doesnt seem clued up on this stuff so it would be hard for replying TSRians to know.

Saying that you were special probably wasn't the best idea imo (it kinda sounds to me like you were joking around, especially when your friend said what he said too.) If it happens again, just tell them, or say "It's personal." Job done. I don't understand what you mean about the whole "giving stuff to your note taker" whats the point of giving them things? I thought they were taking the notes? You could just wait till the lecture is over and give them what you need to give them then, or arrive early and make sure you sit next to them.

What's wrong with someone asking you a question? I'm sure they didn't mean to embarass you. Lately I asked a woman I know in a wheelchair what adaptations she has at home and she got all arsey with me when I was expressing a genuine interest in her life.

Why don't you just sit at the front? It's much easier to take notes sat at the front of a lecture as its easier to hear. Even in my very small lectures there were always people talking at the back. You don't have to sit right on the back row.

why do you need a note taker? (not being pendantic... but why? i want one)

The OP gets one through the Disabled Students Allowance (I would think). Unless you have a disability (and even then, a justifiable reason to have one) you'll have one suppied if you claim DSA and have a Needs Assessment. If not you can have one if you are able to find one (and willing to pay).

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Well really, it's none of their business (just like the adaptions the lady in the wheelchair has is none of your business - it's an invasive question). Some people are quite sensitive or just private people. When you come up to a stranger (with an obvious disability) and the first thing you start talking about is their disability then it does upset some and I think that's quite understanable. When a lecturer noticed my voice recorder and asked what it was (during his lecture in a room full of people) then that did embarass me. Quite a few people laughed/sniggered for some reason.

At the end of the day there's a great deal of ignorance around. I know some, only a handful, who don't think students with any disability deserve to be at university. Some staff aren't much better. These are just a few bad apples, of course, but even those more tolerant seem to resent support offered to students with disabilities.

That said, I'd rather someone asked me why I use a voice recorder instead of what some students do currently (stare at me then down at the recorder every two minutes during a lecture).

I had to give my copy of cream paper document to my note taker to hightlight and mark off.

Theyre employed so there are timesheets etc. the student needs to do so they can prove they took notes.