Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51

Alice Wong, a disabled activist, writer, editor, and community organizer based in San Francisco and the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, worked to amplify disabled culture and the voices of disabled people and dismantle ableist systems in the United States.

The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.

(Image credit: Allison Busch Photography)