Pat Howey's guest appearances

Pat Howey

Autism BR

Let's Talk Sped Law 

Tom Gibson

Peter Gerhardt

John Gilmore

Pete Wright

Jack Robinson

Jed Baker

Ellen Notbohm

Katy Franklin

Tammy Graham

Robin Hansen

Felicia Burk

Tammy Glaser

Paula Kluth

Sally Colletti

Deborah Waber

OwlTail

Patricia Howey has supported families of children with disabilities since 1985. She has a specific learning disability and became involved in special education when her youngest child entered kindergarten. Pat has children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who have a variety of disabilities and she has used her experience to advocate for better special education services for several of them.Pat is a charter member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), serving on its Board of Directors from 2000 through 2003. She has been a Commissioner on the Tippecanoe (County) Human Relations Committee, a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and Partners in Policymaking, and a member of the Wrightslaw Speakers Bureau. She has been on the faculty of the College of William and Mary Law School’s Institute of Special Education Advocacy since its inception in 2011.  Pat has an A.S. and a B.A. in Paralegal Studies from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She is an Indiana Registered Paralegal and an affiliate member of the Indiana Bar and the American Bar Associations.Pat began her advocacy career as a volunteer for the Task Force on Education for the Handicapped (now InSource), Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center. In 1990, she opened her advocacy practice and served families throughout Indiana by representing them at IEP meetings, mediation, and due process hearings.In 2017, Pat closed her advocacy practice and began working on a contract basis as a special education paralegal. Attorneys in Indiana, Texas, and California contracted with her to review documents, spot issues, draft due process complaints, prepare for hearings, and assist at hearings. In January 2019, she became an employee of the Connell Michael Kerr law firm, owned by Erin Connell, Catherine Michael, and Sonja Kerr. Her duties have now expanded to assisting with federal court cases.

Patricia Howey has supported families of children with disabilities since 1985. She has a specific learning disability and became involved in special education when her youngest child entered kindergarten. Pat has children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who have a variety of disabilities and she has used her experience to advocate for better special education services for several of them. Pat is a charter member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (<a href="https://www.copaa.org/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">COPAA</a>), serving on its Board of Directors from 2000 through 2003. She has been a Commissioner on the Tippecanoe (County) Human Relations Committee, a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and Partners in Policymaking, and a member of the <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wrightslaw Speakers Bureau</a>. She has been on the faculty of the College of William and Mary Law School’s <a href="https://law.wm.edu/academics/programs/jd/electives/clinics/specialed/isea/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Special Education Advocacy</a> since its inception in 2011. Pat has an A.S. and a B.A. in Paralegal Studies from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She is an Indiana Registered Paralegal and an affiliate member of the Indiana Bar and the American Bar Associations. Pat began her advocacy career as a volunteer for the Task Force on Education for the Handicapped (now InSource), Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center. In 1990, she opened her advocacy practice and served families throughout Indiana by representing them at IEP meetings, mediation, and due process hearings.In 2017, Pat closed her advocacy practice and began working on a contract basis as a special education paralegal. Attorneys in Indiana, Texas, and California contracted with her to review documents, spot issues, draft due process complaints, prepare for hearings, and assist at hearings. In January 2019, she became an employee of the Connell Michael Kerr law firm, owned by Erin Connell, Catherine Michael, and Sonja Kerr. Her duties have now expanded to assisting with federal court cases.

Season 1, Episode 6: From Parent to Advocate to Instructor to Paralegal - An Interview with Pat Howey.

Pat Howey is a nationally known advocate for extra needs children. She has appeared on Senior Dad shows several times over the past three years. In this video check-in we catch up on our lives and discuss Response to Intervention (RTI) and is it being used improperly to delay treatment of extra needs students. Abuse or ignorance? That is the question.

Pat Howey- Checking in and RTI