A deep desire to educate neurodivergent students: Meet Laurence Walker ’24

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Special education major Laurence Walker ’24 is a parent, a stroke survivor, and a cancer patient. He’s also a poet, the student representative for the Neurodiversity Alliance, and previously earned a degree in divinity. At Lynchburg, Walker wants to advocate for other students with intellectual disabilities. Watch him tell his story in the video.

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