“Look Both Ways”: The Power of Storytelling in Disability Rights Activism

Empire State of Rights

Renowned disability rights advocate and Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, Brooke Ellison, PhD., discusses her journey as an activist, the importance of inclusivity and accessibility, and her latest memoir “Look Both Ways”.
*Show Notes*
https://www.brookeellison.com/
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/people/ellison.php
Memoirs & Other Publications:

• "Look Both Ways" (2021) : https://www.brookeellison.com/look-both-ways
• "Miracles Happen" (2002): https://www.amazon.com/Miracles-Happen-Daughter-Journey-Hardcover/dp/B011MEQ62S
• "The Brooke Ellison Story" (2004), Directed by Christopher Reeve: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407612/

Speeches:

• TEDx "The Pillars of Hope": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA28_fd5e1A&t=1s
• American Society for Neuro-Rehabilitation Person of the Year keynote- "The Patient as the Professor": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3mE9kndUqo&t=1740s
• Harvard- "A Shared Confidence": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alf_I1p7bds&t=143s

Follow Brooke on:

• Facebook (@brooke.ellison1020): https://www.facebook.com/brooke.ellison1020
• Twitter (@brookemellison): https://twitter.com/brookemellison
• Instagram (brooke_ellison1020): https://www.instagram.com/brooke_ellison1020/

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