Age, Biography and Wiki
Alice Wong was born on 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., is an American disability rights activist. Discover Alice Wong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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Activist, journalist |
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50 years old |
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Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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She is a member of famous Activist with the age 50 years old group.
Alice Wong Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Alice Wong height not available right now. We will update Alice Wong's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Alice Wong Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alice Wong worth at the age of 50 years old? Alice Wong’s income source is mostly from being a successful Activist. She is from . We have estimated Alice Wong's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Alice Wong (born March 27, 1974) is a disability rights activist based in San Francisco, California.
Alice Wong was born in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana to parents who had immigrated to the US from Hong Kong.
She was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disorder.
Wong stopped walking at the age of seven or eight.
The Disability Visibility Project was created before the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Wong attended Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, where she earned a BA in English and sociology in 1997.
She received a master's degree from the University of California, San Francisco in medical sociology in 2004.
Wong is the founder and Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP), a project collecting oral histories of people with disabilities in the US that is run in coordination with StoryCorps.
For her leadership on behalf of the disability community, Wong received the Mayor's Disability Council Beacon Award in 2010, the first-ever Chancellor's Disability Service Award in 2010, and the 2007 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award at her alma mater of UCSF.
She was a presidential appointee to the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency which advises the president, Congress, and other federal agencies on disability policies, programs, and practices, from 2013 to 2015.
In 2015, Wong attended the reception at the White House for the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act via telepresence robot.
She was the first person to visit the White House and the President by robot presence.
In 2016, Wong received the 2016 American Association of People with Disabilities Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award, an award for emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community.
As of 2018, the project had collected approximately 140 oral histories.
Wong works the Disabled Writers project, which is funded by a grant from Wong and The Disability Project.
Disabled Writers is a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists.
#CripLit, is a series of Twitter chats for disabled writers with novelist Nicola Griffith, and #CripTheVote, a nonpartisan online movement encouraging the political participation of disabled people.
She discusses her activism in Narrabase.
Wong serves as an advisory board member for Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California (APIDC).
Wong was selected as a Ford Foundation Disability Futures Fellow in 2020.
The same year Wong was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.
In 2021 Alice Wong won "Best Supporting Actor" at the New Jersey Web Fest for her performance in Someone Dies In This Elevator.
