• Notetakers
• Sign language interpreters
• Student responsibility guidelines

Student responsibility guidelines

On being assessed as eligible for an Academic Support Worker (ASW) a student will need to:

• Provide the staff at the Disability Resource Centre (DRC) with a copy of one’s timetable (including unit title and code, and location and time of lecture/tutorial/class) at least two weeks prior to the beginning of each semester
• Provide at least four weeks notice to the DRC if an ASW is required for extra classes or workshops not on the regular timetable
• Undertake to attend all classes and tutorials where an ASW is assigned (should a student be late an ASW is only required to wait 20 minutes and will not participate in the class or provide information on what may have occurred prior to a student’s late arrival)
• Provide 24 hours notice to the DRC if unable to attend an assigned session or if there is a change or cancellation to lectures or tutorials
• Arrive a few minutes before lectures and tutorials begin to arrange appropriate seating
• Provide paper or a notepad for the ASW
• Introduce oneself and the ASW to the academic staff and briefly explain the role of the ASW
• Discuss any queries in the working procedure with the ASW and give constructive feedback to the ASW to ensure that the most beneficial service is provided

Students assigned a sign language interpreter should also:

• Allow for an initial period of time to establish fluent communication and rapport between student, interpreter and the academic staff member
• Provide the interpreter with a glossary of subject specific vocabulary, with definitions, where possible
• Identify and allow for language variation and accents between interpreters