Look Both Ways
Written nearly two decades since Ellison's film-adapted book, Miracles Happen: One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey, LOOK BOTH WAYS offers a more mature, more contemplative look at life after the accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down at age eleven. Using personal and, at times, emotionally challenging events in her life as a platform, Ellison compels readers to reflect upon experiences in their own lives and thrive as a result of them. Exploring topics such as identity, ethics, inclusion, hope, and love as part autobiography and part sociological analysis, Ellison imparts universal truths fueled by the unrelenting spirit of one who refuses to be defined by a single event in her life, but rather chooses to be defined by all of them.
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"What is most striking about Look Both Ways is how matter of fact it is: Ellison does not waste time spewing anger about her fate, and neither does she fill these pages with platitudes about how nobly she has triumphed over her horrific injury. The real lesson of her compelling story is to remind us that people with disabilities need to be defined not by what part of them is physically broken, but as full and complete human beings."
-Susan Solomon, founder and CEO of the New York Stem Cell Foundation
"It's rare that we manage to find books with a strong central narrative, while making compelling points about policy and systems change that remain so engaging. Yet as Ellison provides a glimpse into her life, she does exactly that. Like all great pieces of writing, her words move me emotionally, prompting me to reflect on my own responses to challenges and biases as I saw myself in her story. A fantastic and thought-provoking read."
-Mark Pollock, explorer, speaker & collaborator
"Ellison has learned what can be accomplished when fear makes room for hope, how a positive attitude can reframe a struggle into an opportunity to move forward, and how limitations can inspire creativity. These are lessons that have made her a courageous woman, a powerful leader, a noteworthy scholar, and a fierce advocate."
-Rick Hansen, founder, Rick Hansen Foundation
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