Some students may need note takers or classmates who are willing to share their notes. Other students may need oral or sign-language interpreters or may ask permission to tape lectures. Group Communication Techniques Teachers can help in several ways. They can help find volunteers to take or share notes. They might agree to make their own notes available to the entire class or offer to allow their classes to be taped with the provision that the tapes are for personal use only.
Teachers can take the lead in creating an accommodating and welcoming climate in the classroom.
Many schools have an office that provides and coordinates support services for students with disabilities such as financial support for equipment or special services, and many state vocational rehabilitation agencies pay for some support services. Disabled Student Service Offices at colleges and universities vary in the services they can provide to students. The school offices should assist in obtaining the NSF and NIH facilitation awards mentioned in the Introduction. State Vocational Rehabilitation Offices also have varying rules about what financial assistance or technology they will provide. Students must check with the appropriate agencies in the state where the school is located to find out what kinds of assistance they can expect and what the school itself is obligated to pay.