Dr. Larry K. Phillippe is the Managing Director for Student Disability Services at Texas Tech University. Dr. Phillippe has worked in disability services for the past 13 years, all here at Texas Tech. Prior to joining the staff at Texas Tech, Larry spent 13 years as a Speech Language Pathologist in both public and private settings. After graduating from the Masters of Rehabilitation Counseling program at the TTU Health Sciences Center in 2006, Larry went on to complete his doctoral degree in Special Education from Texas Tech. Currently he also serves as adjunct faculty in the department of Special Education. Over the past five years, Dr. Phillippe has provided training workshops on effectively supporting students with disabilities in higher education to various professional organizations at their national conferences. These include the Learning Disability Association of America, the International Dyslexia Association, and the Association on Higher Education in Disability. Larry also had his article entitled "The Americans with Disabilities Act and its Impact on Instructional Strategies and Classroom Design in Higher Education" published as part of the program of the Clute Institutes International Education Conference in 2013. Dr. Phillippe will also become a certified Professional Associate of the National Association of ADA Coordinators in 2016.

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