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@pollybrocket@assemblag.es · 2 months ago

#ArtistOfTheWeek – this week I'm not choosing an artist per se but writer & activist Alice Wong.

The keywords last week were Access/Accessibility and this week the keyword is Change.

Alice passed away last weekend and was a bright, insightful, light-hearted person who embraced change and fought for justice for disabled folks.

#AliceWong #Disability #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #A11y

https://youtu.be/-nVQ5W66Hfs?si=bgQDgg9EheKcDZ_D

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@pollybrocket@assemblag.es · 2 months ago

#ArtistOfTheWeek – this week I'm not choosing an artist per se but writer & activist Alice Wong.

The keywords last week were Access/Accessibility and this week the keyword is Change.

Alice passed away last weekend and was a bright, insightful, light-hearted person who embraced change and fought for justice for disabled folks.

#AliceWong #Disability #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #A11y

https://youtu.be/-nVQ5W66Hfs?si=bgQDgg9EheKcDZ_D

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@robin@social.riley.pub · 2 months ago

Oh my stars, we've lost a legend. Rest in power, Alice Wong.

via @thrasherxy.bsky.social: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

#Disability #DisabilityRights #AliceWong #SFBA

Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing.
Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. 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.
You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all. — Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. 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. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

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@junesim63@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

Disability activist Alice Wong has died.

"Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, and full of love."

She founded Crips for eSims for Gaza, which raised millions for phone connectivity for Palestinians in Gaza.

#Disability #AliceWong #Gaza

https://time.com/6960765/alice-wong-muscular-dystrophy-essay/

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Broadwaybabyto

@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca · 2 months ago

Alice Wong helped me accept my disabilities.

She taught me there’s no social justice without disability justice.

She encouraged me to start The Disabled Ginger and was a friend & mentor.

She won’t be forgotten.

Don’t let the bastards grind you down:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/thank-you-alice-wong

#alicewong #disability #disabilityjustice #chronicillness #ableism #death #grief

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Broadwaybabyto

@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca · 2 months ago

My heart is so heavy … I lost a friend and mentor yesterday and the disability community lost a leader.

The incomparable Alice Wong passed away.

She inspired me to find my voice. She encouraged me to take up space and embrace my disabled body.

To be visible in a world that seeks to make us invisible.

To be unapologetic about the ways I am different and the things I need to move through this world.

To be a voice for those who don’t have one and to always fight against ableism and eugenics.

I can’t believe she’s gone.

The Disabled Ginger wouldn’t exist without her, and I hope that I can honour her memory through my writing.

Hug your loved ones close.

Remember none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow and may we all be as visible, proud and fierce as Alice was.

#disability #chronicillness #disabilityjustice #alicewong

ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. 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. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."

Broadwaybabyto

@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca · 2 months ago

Alice Wong helped me accept my disabilities.

She taught me there’s no social justice without disability justice.

She encouraged me to start The Disabled Ginger and was a friend & mentor.

She won’t be forgotten.

Don’t let the bastards grind you down:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/thank-you-alice-wong

#alicewong #disability #disabilityjustice #chronicillness #ableism #death #grief

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@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io · 2 months ago

Rest in power, Alice Wong.

We were Twitter mutuals for a while and we exchanged a bunch of dms about Chinese food and ice cream. She said she could not eat most foods due to her disability but she enjoyed talking about and reading about them. She was also probably responsible for radicalizing me about disability politics. She very kindly sent me a copy of her book. Alice will be missed by everyone who has ever known her, read her, interacted with her.

#AliceWong