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DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
DSS Timeline
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
DSScreated
Policyimplemented
Chloe & Jackihired
Chloe & Jackigo to fulltime
Growth!7 fulltimepositions
Finetuning
solutions
NotetakingProgramcreated
SESD created;questionnaire
shows students want
More onlineservices
Bad news starts:-3 postions lost-Split into 2locations-Locations notcentralized
Addressingproblems
Student ActivitiesRegister by meeting with Disability Services
student advisorRequest for Letters to Professors (LTP’s)Request for Notetaking services for classes
they have enrolled in, for the current termExam Accommodations request for midterm
and/or final exams, for the current term
Student Registration ProcessMedical Documentation
DSS Medical Questionnaire (for a non-learning disability) or Psycho-Educational Assessment
Student meets with DSS Student AdvisorAdvisor adds student to DSS database
Process
Student Requests Letters To Professors (LTP’s)Initial request
Occurs when the student meets for the first time with a DSS student advisor
Subsequent requestsMay occur anytime after the initial request, via the DSS
websiteLetters are emailed to the student’s UofS email account;
student is encouraged to hand deliver the letter to her professor(s)
Student Request Notetaking Service For ClassesMade when the student requests LTP’s List of requested courses are displayed to
administrator who then makes announcements, using PAWS announcement feature, to all students registered in those specific course(s)
Students are then matched with a volunteer Notetaker who is taking the same course
Notetaking ServicePotential notetakers respond to the DSS
announcement and an initial meeting is arranged to sign-up the student notetaker
Each notetaker is then matched with a student or students, requiring notes in the class the notetaker has agreed to take notes for
Notetakers photocopy and deliver their handwritten notes through the Copy Centre, using a 4-digit ID #; DSS students then pickup the photocopied notes without meeting the student who is providing their notes
Student Requests Exam Accommodation(s)Student logs in to a web form and is asked to chose
if she wants to make an exam accommodation for a final or non final exam
Student is presented with a list of courses that she can make an exam accommodation for
After choosing the course she requires accommodations for, she is able to complete her request
Student can visit the same web form at a later time to find out the status of her exam accommodation
Exam Accommodation ServiceRuns report that lists submitted exam accommodationsWorking from that report, edits each exam record -
adjusting the status of the exam and other required information
Requests exam copies from department administrators by creating department memos that list required exams
Schedules and books exam rooms and invigilators/scribes to finalize exam schedule for the coming week
Once exams have been written, they are walked over to the appropriate department the next business day
Looking to the Future – Exam ProgramWorking with ITCOM and the U of S
Examination Department to refine use of Infosilem
Working with the University Learning Centre to use their assistive technology for exams
Looking to the Future – Notetaking ProgramHaving students scan their notes and post to
a secure websitePartnering with the University Writing
Centre to train notetakers
Looking to the Future – Disability Services for StudentsPartnering with the Bookstore and Printing
Services for our fledgling Alternate Format Program
Possibly moving to a more central location where all DSS staff can work together
Moving DSS online services onto PAWS
PresentersChloe Corcoran Jacki AndreNotetaking Coordinator Exam Program
CoordinatorDisability Services for Students Disability Services for
Students [email protected] [email protected]
Mark MotesiczkyProgrammer AnalystInformation Technology and [email protected]