Annette Ross

Annette Ross was born in Chicago, graduated from Sarah Lawrence, and lives with her husband and five daughters in San Diego.

Annette served on the board of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (2007-2009) and is active in organizations that support people with disabilities by building a community around them, including Peers for Paras, Women with SCI/D, and Mobile.Women.org. She is a proud model for Raw Beauty Project which showcases the beauty, power and passion of women living with disabilities.

A tireless advocate for better health care and improved physician-patient relationships, Annette has testified before the Connecticut State Legislature on behalf of victims of medical malpractice, and has worked with organizations (such as the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety) to educate the public about hospital errors and the difficulties of health insurance and long term care.

Annette has been featured on radio and television interviews, including CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose, The Imus in the Morning Show and The Rita Cosby Show. She and her husband produced a 2010 documentary film, Stronger Than Fate, which chronicled the lives of four people with spinal cord injuries. Annette and her family also took part in the 2013 documentary, Fate Doesn’t Ask, produced by Red Bull Media House (and aired nationwide on the Red Bull Channel) to promote spinal cord research.

Where Fairy Tales Go is her first book.