Peer Note-Taking Program

A disability support service offered by higher education institutions in which peer students (peer note-takers or PNTs) assist students with disabilities (SWDs) by transcribing lecture notes during class or sharing their own notes afterward. PNTPs are widely adopted as academic accommodations under disability legislation such as the ADA and IDEA. However, research has identified persistent challenges: communication between SWDs and PNTs tends to be unidirectional, SWDs remain passive recipients without opportunities to contribute, PNTs experience psychological burden from sole responsibility for note quality, and both parties lack mechanisms for exchanging feedback during class without causing disruption.