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Texts & Notes

To request textbooks in alternate format from Disability Services:

Find out which textbooks you need for each term on the RIT bookstore website at http://rit.bncollege.com.
- Click on FIND YOUR TEXTBOOKS.
- Follow the instructions to create your textbook list.
- Enter your course info & hit the "Find Materials" button.
- Copy or print out the Course Materials page you've created.
Let Disability Services know which books you need: Use the form below to enter your textbook information. Please submit your requests as early as possible; processing time for books can vary.
Obtain the book:You must show Disability Services your book or the receipt so we can verify for the publisher that the book has been purchased.

First Name:
Last Name:
Email:
How you want to receive the file:

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If you have been offered the accommodation of “Peer Note-taking” due to your disability, follow these procedures to acquire your lecture notes:

Request notes: Log-on to myaccess.rit.edu with your RIT username and password
- Click on the “Course Requests” tab at the top of the page.
- On the upper left side of the page, click on link for the term you would like to request notes for (ex. 20101 – for academic year 2010, first term). This will bring up a list of classes in which you are currently registered.
- Check the boxes next to the courses for which you need notes
- Click on "Save Requests"
Access your notes: Log-on to myaccess.rit.edu with your RIT username and password
- Click on the "Class Notes" tab at the top of the page.
Inform the Disability Services Office as soon as possible if there is a change in your schedule and/or you have decided you do not need notes for a particular class.
Attend classes – note-taking is not a substitute for class attendance.
Inform Disability Services if there is a concern with the notes. Use this form: Note-taking Feedback.
FYI: Disability Services will follow-up with all students who are not accessing their requested notes to determine if note-taking is truly needed for a particular course.

Consider strategies and tools for becoming a more independent learner:

Make use of an audio recording device.
- Livescribe SmartPen: Visit www.livescribe.com
- Microsoft One Note: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/default.aspx
Speak to Disability Services about note-taking workshops and/or individual assistance