website: metadata: name: "Support students with disabilities by using Genio | Genio" url: "https://genio.co/solutions/institutions/support-students-with-disabilities" published_time: "Thu, 21 May 2026 09:21:07 GMT" core_info: title: "Support students with disabilities by using Genio" description: "Genio's tools provide everything you need to fulfil your department’s note taking and presenting accommodation needs and set your students up for success." header: primary_elements: - skip_links: - text: "Skip to main menu" url: "https://genio.co/solutions/institutions/support-students-with-disabilities#main-menu" - text: "Skip to footer" url: "https://genio.co/solutions/institutions/support-students-with-disabilities#footer" - logo: text: "Genio logo - home" url: "https://genio.co/" navigation: - title: "Products" items: - text: "Genio Notes" url: "https://genio.co/notes" description: "The #1 note taking solution to boost knowledge, skills and confidence" - text: "The Confident Notetaker's Masterclass" url: "https://genio.co/the-confident-notetakers-masterclass" description: "An on-demand online note taking course that helps you prepare for your studies" - 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text: "Watch a demo" url: "https://genio.co/watch-demo" content: - section: title: "Empower your students to become independent learners" description: "Genio's tools provide everything you need to fulfil your department’s note taking and presenting accommodation needs and set your students up for success." elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Loved by learners and educators alike" description: "See what students and staff say about Genio." elements: - type: "testimonial" quote: "“Because I was able to go back and listen to the notes better and go through it more thoroughly it gave me more confidence about what I was hearing from the professor.”" author: "Thuyvi" role: "Student, Texas Woman's University" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"Genio Notes has been substantial in helping with my learning. I've improved my grade from a C- to an A.\"" author: "Natalie" role: "Student Genio user" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"You give that one time explanation, and you have to hope students have processed it. Genio Notes helps to recall that information and my students really like that.\"" author: "Patrick Tackett" role: "Instructor at Fresno City College" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"There are lots of issues with the teacher going really fast. It's really hard to listen and write, sometimes when I look back on my manual notes they're not useful at all.\"" author: "Qu'Raun" role: "New York University student" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"There’s so much information in class. Even if students are sitting, listening and paying attention it’s still hard. There may be too much information for them to process. They may need to go back and listen 2-3 times for it to stick. Genio Notes allows for that.\"" author: "Barbara Fuentes" role: "Instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"Handwritten notes didn't work for me. When I was introduced to Genio Notes it really helped. Now I can listen to my teachers fully while Genio Notes is recording my class.\"" author: "Justin" role: "Student Genio Notes user" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"Students are increasingly anxious, and they’re already worried they can’t keep up with class. Telling my students they’re going to be able to capture the information with Genio Notes reduces their anxiety. It’s like a security blanket.\"" author: "Patrick Tackett" role: "Instructor at Fresno City College" - type: "testimonial" quote: "\"It was important that I could capture the information in my own way. Genio Notes has been incredibly helpful to allow me to understand what and how I'm learning.\"" author: "Samantha" role: "Student Genio Notes user" actions: [] - section: title: "How could Genio benefit you and your learners?" description: "" elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Create confident, independent learners" description: "Genio Notes allows students to record, playback, and add notes at their own pace, as well as encouraging returning to notes for further study. We’ll help your students get up to speed with our Live Tutorials programme - and at the same time take the pressure off of your onboarding processes." elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Eliminate the stress of peer note taking" description: "Genio Notes is easy to implement and manage, with the ability to bulk upload and track usage on an individual basis. All eligible users can be set up in just a few clicks, ensuring your accommodations can be in place from day one. We’ll provide bespoke training sessions to help your staff learn how to use Genio Notes." elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Support all learners" description: "Whether students prefer to learn by audio, transcript, or their own notes, Genio Notes provides a wide variety of options to help all learners create personal study resources that work for them." elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Build communication confidence and skills for life with Genio Present" description: "Genio Present is a brand new presentation rehearsal tool that helps students of all abilities reduce anxiety and build lasting communication skills through rehearsal, self-reflection, actionable feedback, and visible growth." elements: [] actions: - text: "Explore Genio Present" url: "https://genio.co/present" - section: title: "Find out how Genio can help" description: "If you're ready to learn more, our team is always on hand to share pricing info and discuss your department's needs." elements: [] actions: - text: "Book a call" url: "https://genio.co/solutions/institutions/support-students-with-disabilities#enquire" - section: title: "Watch a demo of Genio in action" description: "Eager for more? Watch short demos of Genio Notes and Genio Present here and see what it could do for you." elements: [] actions: - text: "Watch our demos" url: "https://genio.co/watch-demo" - section: title: "So, does Genio Notes actually work?" description: "We reached out to our users with a survey to find out whether their grades had improved since they began using Genio Notes. Nearly 400 responded, but what did they say?" elements: - type: "statistic" value: "84%" description: "of students said that Genio Notes helped them achieve better grades." - type: "statistic" value: "85%" description: "of students say that they are confident that they can study effectively from class." - type: "statistic" value: "88%" description: "of students say that they find studying less stressful using Genio Notes." actions: [] - section: title: "Genio supports learners at over 1,000 institutions globally" description: "" elements: - type: "logo" alt: "university_of_michigan_logo" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/website/on-page-graphics/globals/logos/university_of_michigan_Logo.svg" - type: "logo" alt: "dartmouth-wordmark" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/dartmouth-wordmark.jpg" - type: "logo" alt: "university-of-hong-kong-logo-6884062" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/university-of-hong-kong-logo-6884062.png" - type: "logo" alt: "university_of_adelaide_Logo" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/website/on-page-graphics/globals/logos/university_of_adelaide_Logo.svg" - type: "logo" alt: "trinity-college-dublin" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/website/on-page-graphics/globals/logos/trinity-college-dublin.webp" - type: "logo" alt: "FSU_logo_stacked_RGB_black" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/FSU_logo_stacked_RGB_black.jpg" - type: "logo" alt: "SNOWstackedBLULogo" url: "https://genio.co/hubfs/SNOWstackedBLULogo.png" actions: [] - section: title: "Could you provide Genio tools for all students on campus?" description: "Our new Genio Institution Wide package enables you to: Drive retention with a tool that's been proven to improve student persistence by 11%; Drive accessibility for all with UDL principles; Support the 65% of students that aren't requesting help (but really need it); Enable more students to achieve better grades with Genio's proven learning process." elements: [] actions: - text: "Book a tailored demo" url: "https://genio.co/pricing/institution-wide#enquire" - section: title: "New features from Genio Notes" description: "We're always developing new features to make our users' lives better. Get a glimpse of the latest additions to Genio Notes." elements: - type: "feature" title: "Shared Collections" description: "Shared Collections are a way of providing peer note taking support via Genio Notes. Notetakers can effortlessly share a set of notes to the student recipient directly through the user interface." - type: "feature" title: "Flexible Layouts" description: "Flexible Layouts give users the ability to personalise their Genio Notes set-up and tailor their view depending on whether they’re recording, adding notes, or studying an Event. For instance, a student might want to minimise distractions while recording, then add the transcript after class while building out their notes." actions: [] - section: title: "Interested in knowing how Genio could help your department?" description: "" elements: [] actions: [] - section: title: "Questions? We have answers!" description: "" elements: - type: "faq" question: "How does Genio Notes support cognitive processes?" answer: "Learning is at the heart of Genio. We’re the only tool built around a note taking method specifically designed to aid the cognitive processes associated with learning." - type: "faq" question: "Are there limits to how much students can record?" answer: "Nope! Students can record as much as they like in Genio Notes." - type: "faq" question: "How easy is Genio Notes for students to use?" answer: "Genio Notes is specifically designed to be simple to learn. Typically, it takes just a couple of minutes for students to get up and running." - type: "faq" question: "Where can students use Genio Notes?" answer: "Genio Notes can be used on Windows, Mac and Chromebooks, and the mobile app is available on iOS and Android devices." - type: "faq" question: "How is student and faculty data protected?" answer: "We take every effort to protect the data of our users. To find out more about how we safeguard data, please read our privacy policy and customer data security policy. Our HECVAT document and SOC2 Type I report is available on request to legal@genio.co." - type: "faq" question: "How does transcription work in Genio Notes?" answer: "Genio Notes allows students to convert their audio recordings to text after class. 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