Alice Wong (activist)

Alice Wong (March 27, 1974November 14, 2025) was an American disability rights activist and writer. She was a well known activist in the disabled community. Her career focused on challenging systemic ableism through stories and community organizing. In 2013, President Barack Obama named her to be a member of the National Council on Disability. She also wrote a memoir, books and was an editor.

She was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disorder.

Wong died of an infection at a hospital in San Francisco, California on November 14, 2025 at the age of 51.

References

Other websites
 "Finding Dory, Disability Culture, and Collective Access". Disability Visibility Project. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
 Disability Visibility podcast

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