Alice Wong was a disability rights activist and author who founded the Disability Visibility Project blog to share writing and perspectives of people with disabilities.
November 15, 2025
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biographical
Describes Wong's role as an organizer/writer and the purpose of the Disability Visibility Project.
Alice Wong was born with muscular dystrophy and used a powered wheelchair and an assistive breathing device.
November 15, 2025
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biographical
Describes Wong's lifelong medical condition and the mobility/respiratory assistive technologies she used.
Alice Wong advocated for deinstitutionalization and community-based living for people with disabilities, arguing that people with disabilities should have autonomy and speak for themselves.
November 15, 2025
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advocacy
Summarizes Wong's advocacy priorities within the disability justice movement.
Alice Wong was among the 2024 class of fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (commonly described as receiving a MacArthur 'genius grant').
January 01, 2024
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Records a named fellowship/award and the year it was awarded.
In her 2022 memoir 'Year of the Tiger', Alice Wong described the phrase 'disabled cyborg' to mean a person tethered to equipment, technology, and electricity to stay alive, illustrating how assistive technologies can be integral to disabled people's survival and daily life.
January 01, 2022
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contextual
Conceptual description of how assistive technologies can be framed in disability writing.