"Ho called her friend a "luminary of the disability justice movement" who wanted to see a world where people with disabilities, especially ones of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ and immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions. The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, Wong was born with muscular dystrophy. She used a powered wheelchair and an assistive breathing device."
"On social media Ho shared a statement Wong wrote before her death in which she said never imagined her trajectory would turn out as it did, to writing, activism and more. "It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture," Wong wrote."
Alice Wong, 51, led disability justice efforts focused on autonomy and community living for people with disabilities, especially those who are people of color, LGBTQ or immigrants. She was the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants and lived with muscular dystrophy, using a powered wheelchair and an assistive breathing device. She founded the Disability Visibility Project and produced books and edited collections, including the memoir Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life, which balances humor with humanizing disability. She advocated removing people from institutions and ensuring self-representation. She died in a San Francisco hospital from an infection and was named a 2024 MacArthur fellow.
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