{"id":1,"date":"2014-06-03T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:04:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The Disability Visibility Project\u00a0<\/strong><strong>is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>What does the DVP do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Believes<\/b> that disabled narratives matter and that they belong to us<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Encourages<\/strong> people with disabilities to <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/how-to-participate\/oral-histories-at-storycorps\/\">go to StoryCorps<\/a> or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2015\/04\/02\/new-storycorps-app-the-disability-visibility-project\/\">StoryCorps app<\/a> and record their oral histories with the option of having them archived at the Library of Congress<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Publishes<\/b>\u00a0original essays, reports, and blog posts about ableism, intersectionality, culture, media, and politics from the perspective of disabled people<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Builds<\/strong> online spaces for people to share, organize, and connect<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Champions<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2016\/06\/27\/finding-dory-disability-culture-and-collective-access\/\">disability culture<\/a> and history<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Organizes<\/strong> and<strong> facilitates<\/strong> events, gives presentations, participates on panels<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Supports <\/strong>and<strong> amplifies<\/strong> the work of other disabled people and organizations in the community using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisVisibility\">social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Partners <\/strong>and<strong> collaborates<\/strong>\u00a0with other activists and organizations in various campaigns such as <a href=\"http:\/\/cripthevote.blogspot.com\/\">#CripTheVote,<\/a> #CripLit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityintersectionalitysummit.com\/access-is-love\">Access Is Love<\/a>, <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledwriters.com\/\">DisabledWriters.com<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/hire-me\/\"><strong>Consults<\/strong> and provides professional services through Disability Visibility LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">NOTE:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Disability Visibility Project<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">does not represent or speak for StoryCorps in any way. The DVP did not create the <a href=\"http:\/\/cripthevote.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/frequently-asked-questions.html\">#CripTheVote campaign<\/a> but is a co-partner in that movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Also: t<\/span>he usage of the word &#8216;visibility&#8217; in the project name is metaphorical. It is not meant to privilege one sensory experience over others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disability Visibility Project<\/strong><strong>\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>is a trademark of Alice Wong. All rights reserved.\u00a0(c) Alice Wong 2016.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/about\/terms-of-useprivacy\/\">Terms of Use\/Privacy Policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>ABOUT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_507348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-507348\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"507348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/about\/alicewong_archer_022-copy-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?fit=2116%2C2356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2116,2356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Maria del Rio&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AliceWong_Archer_022 copy 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman with a tracheostomy at her neck. She is wearing a bright red lip color and a denim shirt. She is looking intently into the camera and the sun is shining behind her with a bunch of plants. Photo credit: Mari\u0301a del Ri\u0301o&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?fit=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?fit=920%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-507348 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=920%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"lice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman with a tracheostomy at her neck. She is wearing a bright red lip color and a denim shirt. She is looking intently into the camera and the sun is shining behind her with a bunch of plants. Photo credit: Mari\u0301a del Ri\u0301o\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=920%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=768%2C855&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=1380%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=1839%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1839w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliceWong_Archer_022-copy-2.jpg?resize=1800%2C2004&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-507348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman with a tracheostomy at her neck. She is wearing a bright red lip color and a denim shirt. She is looking intently into the camera and the sun is shining behind her with a bunch of plants. Photo credit: Mari\u0301a del Ri\u0301o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Alice Wong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (she\/her) is a disabled activist, writer, editor, and community organizer. Alice is the founder and director of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Visibility Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice is a co-partner in four projects: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledwriters.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DisabledWriters.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23CripLit&amp;src=typd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#CripLit<\/span><\/a> (no longer active),<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a series of Twitter chats for disabled writers with novelist<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/nicolagriffith.com\/criplit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicola Griffith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/cripthevote.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#CripTheVote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a nonpartisan online movement encouraging the political participation of disabled people with co-partners Andrew Pulrang and Gregg Beratan, and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityintersectionalitysummit.com\/access-is-love\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access Is Love <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with co-partners<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rootedinrights.org\/on-valentines-day-lets-recognize-why-accessislove\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mia Mingus and Sandy Ho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a campaign that aims to help build a world where accessibility is understood as an act of love instead of a burden or an afterthought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice\u2019s areas of interest are popular culture, media, politics, disability representation, Medicaid policies and programs, storytelling, social media, and activism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has been published in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/03\/opinion\/my-medicaid-my-life.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/perspectives\/201601142614\/alice-wong-i-still-have-a-voice\">KQED<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/issues\/55.3\/ideas-social-justice-californias-power-outages-are-a-life-and-death-issue\/view\">High Country News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orionmagazine.org\/article\/ed-yong-alice-wong-interview\/\">Orion Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/first-person\/2020\/4\/4\/21204261\/coronavirus-covid-19-disabled-people-disabilities-triage\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/podcasts\/radiolab\/articles\/breath\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiolab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/the-political-is-personal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PEN America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalystjournal.org\/index.php\/catalyst\/article\/view\/30435\/24783\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalyst<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/syndicate.network\/symposia\/literature\/brilliant-imperfection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syndicate Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/issues\/uncanny-magazine-issue-twenty-four\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncanny Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.curbed.com\/2018\/11\/13\/18087964\/califorina-wildfires-disabled-people-eldery-evacuation-disabilities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curbed SF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/2018\/7\/19\/17586742\/plastic-straw-ban-disabilities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eater<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchmedia.org\/article\/disability-visibility-tammy-duckworth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitch Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/voters-with-disabilities-barriers-covid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teen Vogue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/transom.org\/2016\/alice-wong\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioproject.org\/2016\/04\/caring-relationships-negotiating-meaning-and-maintaining-dignity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making Contact Radio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rootedinrights.org\/on-valentines-day-lets-recognize-why-accessislove\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rooted in Rights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her activism and work has been featured in the CNN original series<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/wakelet.com\/wake\/f838bb80-e9e9-41e8-8158-df5e3e517311\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Shades of America (Season 3, Episode 4)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/alice-wong-make-space-disabled-asian-americans_n_607dd152e4b0df3610bee777\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huffington Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WNYC\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/podcasts\/deathsexmoney\/episodes\/alice-wong-death-sex-money\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death, Sex, and Money podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KQED\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/podcasts\/668\/our-lives-matter-too\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truth Be Told podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/07\/obama-telepresence-robot\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wired,<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/445136-2020-dems-put-spotlight-on-disabilities-issues\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/resistance-and-hope-dares-us-to-go-beyond-activism-101-446254\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Autostraddle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, WNYC\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/story\/how-i-learned-stop-worrying-and-love-my-voice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Werk It: The Podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2018\/aug\/25\/plastic-straw-ban-california-people-with-disabilities?CMP=twt_gu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/news\/politics\/disability-rights-advocates-concerned-after-devos-hearing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roll Call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2016\/11\/02\/crip-the-vote-campaign\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WBUR radio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.aljazeera.com\/story\/201610312320-0025310\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al Jazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/crip-the-vote-hashtag-persons-with-disabilities-election-campaign\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teen Vogue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchmedia.org\/article\/cripthevote-pushes-design-democracy-people-disabilities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitch Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rewire.news\/article\/arent-going-away-anytime-soon-qa-organizers-behind-cripthevote\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rewire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/how-to-protest-trump-when-youre-disabled\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/news\/a53710\/disabled-americans-republicare-health-care\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esquire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/disability-activists-facebook-accessibility-protest-rallies-demonstration-march-trump\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNET<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/norawhelan\/people-with-disabilities-post-election?utm_term=.ubE3JlQkB#.bl4kbj7yx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buzzfeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1997 she graduated with degrees in English and sociology from Indiana University at Indianapolis. She has a MS in medical sociology and worked at the University of California, San Francisco as a Staff Research Associate for over 10 years. During that time she worked on various qualitative research projects and co-authored<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/directcourseonline.com\/assistance-caregiving\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online curricula<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/clpc.ucsf.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Living Policy Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center funded by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acl.gov\/programs\/research-and-development\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognized for her service to the community and activism at the local and national level, Alice received the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsf.edu\/news\/2010\/09\/3372\/advocate-receives-mayors-disability-council-beacon-award\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beacon Award<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the San Francisco Mayor\u2019s Disability Council in 2010 and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsf.edu\/news\/2011\/02\/9419\/first-annual-disability-service-awards-honor-three-members-ucsf-community\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Service Award<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the University of California, San Francisco in 2011. From 2013 to 2015 Alice served as a member of the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncd.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Council on Disability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncd.gov\/newsroom\/2013\/Feb052013\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointed by President Barack Obama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice was the recipient of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapd.com\/press-releases\/announcing-the-2016-aapd-paul-g-hearne-leadership-award-recipients\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an award for emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice launched the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/podcast-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Visibility podcast<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in September 2017 as host, co-audio producer, and writer. She edited and self-published<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/resist\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> People<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in October 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018 Alice was featured in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchmedia.org\/article\/2018-bitch-50\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitch 50<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a list recognizing the most impactful creators, artists, and activists in pop culture by Bitch Media and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorline\u2019s 20 X 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a group of transformative leaders reimagining what it means to advance racial justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020 Alice was named by Time magazine as one of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5783951\/equality-activists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 people fighting for equality in America.<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice self-published and edited<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/ada30\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#ADA30InColor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a series of essays by disabled people of color in July. Alice was featured with activists such as Angela Davis and Dr. Bernice A. King on the cover of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/news\/article\/activists-british-vogue-september-2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British Vogue\u2019s September issue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Pop Culture Collaborative, she guest edited<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/popcollab.org\/learning\/break-the-story-volume-iv-disability-visibility\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break The Story Volume IV: Disability Visibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a snapshot of disability. Along with 19 other disabled artists, Alice was named a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/work\/investing-in-individuals\/disability-futures-fellows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Futures fellow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a grant by the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation administered by United States Artists. Alice also received the Indiana University Bicentennial Medal for her contributions to disability justice and broadening the reach of IU around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, Alice was named a changemaker by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/health-fitness\/a35701940\/mental-health-changemakers-2021\/\">Marie Claire magazine<\/a>. She co-edited a digital issue that year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchmedia.org\/article\/access-issue-intro\">The Access Series<\/a> with Bitch Media that expands the meaning of access in everyday life. Alice&#8217;s first role as a voice actor was in <a href=\"https:\/\/sditepod.com\/#s1e11\">Someone Dies In This Elevator podcast, season 1, episode 11, &#8220;Hot Wheels,&#8221;<\/a> as Waverly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Alice was included in <a href=\"https:\/\/goldhouse.org\/a100\/\">Gold House&#8217;s A100 List<\/a>, a list honoring 100 Asians and Pacific Islanders\u00a0 who had the most impact on culture and society over the past year. She created the <a href=\"https:\/\/societyofdisabledoracles.com\/\">Society of Disabled Oracles<\/a> with co-partners Aimi Hamraie and Jen White-Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice is the editor of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/book\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Vintage Books, 2020)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an anthology of essays by disabled people and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/672995\/disability-visibility-adapted-for-young-adults-by-edited-by-alice-wong\/\">Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today,<\/a> an adapted version for young adults (Delacorte Press 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her debut memoir,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/book\/tiger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year of the Tiger: An Activist&#8217;s Life<\/span><\/a> is available now <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from Vintage Books. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2022\/04\/15\/disability-intimacy-new-anthology-edited-by-alice-wong\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Intimacy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, her next anthology, will be out in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Alice became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/medicaid-coverage-covid\">columnist for Teen Vogue<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and recipient of the Community Award from the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apaics.org\/annual-awards-gala\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also was a voice actor portraying Alice, a character loosely based on her, in season two of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81092963\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an animated series on Netflix.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In partnership with Eater, Alice co-edited <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/23763404\/disability-visibility-first-person-perspectives-eating-dining-low-and-slow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low and Slow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a series of food writing by disabled people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/688504\/year-of-the-tiger-by-alice-wong\/\"><em>Year of the Tiger<\/em><\/a> received a <a href=\"https:\/\/poetryflash.org\/programs\/?p=ncba_2023\">Northern California Book Award<\/a> for creative nonfiction. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Alice became the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmoma.org\/read\/the-disability-visibility-project-raw-material-collab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">podcaster-in-residence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmoma.org\/raw-material-a-podcast-from-sfmoma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raw Material podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/688504\/year-of-the-tiger-by-alice-wong\/\"><em>Year of the Tiger<\/em><\/a> was selected as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apalaweb.org\/2024-apa-awards-for-lit-winners\/\">Adult Nonfiction Winner<\/a> by the Asian\/Pacific American Librarians Association. Her latest anthology, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/disability-intimacy-essays-on-love-care-and-desire-alice-wong\/20063808?ean=9780593469736\"><em>Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire<\/em><\/a> is available now. She co-edited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/identity\/all-access-issue\">All Access issue<\/a> with PopSugar celebrating accessibility and disabled people in the outdoors. Alice was named a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macfound.org\/fellows\/class-of-2024\/alice-wong\">MacArthur Fellow<\/a> this year as well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0also works as an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/hire-me\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent research consultant<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as part of her side hustle with clients such as Netflix, Twitter, and other disability rights organizations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice is a public speaker and represented by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barclayagency.com\/speakers\/alice-wong\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steven Barclay Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more about her work, you can go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or check out the latest on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@SFdirewolf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Instagram <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disability_visibility\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@Disability_Visibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For headshots and shorter bios of Alice, check out her <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4H7t1-1VWa\">Media Kit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Twitter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@SFdirewolf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisVisibility\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@DisVisibility<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disability_visibility\/\">@disability_visibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bluesky:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/sfdirewolf.bsky.social\">@SFdirewolf.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newsletter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/disability-visibility-newsletter.ghost.io\">https:\/\/disability-visibility-newsletter.ghost.io<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Email:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com\">DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking requests:<\/strong> please contact Steven Barclay at <a href=\"https:\/\/barclayagency.com\/\">Steven Barclay Agency<\/a>,\u00a0 707-773-0654; <a href=\"mailto:steven@barclayagency.com\"><span class=\"s1\">steven@barclayagency.com<\/span><\/a> and Alyssa Jones, 707-773-0654; <a href=\"mailto:alyssa@barclayagency.com\">alyssa@barclayagency.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Access-Rider_Alice-Wong_091823-Remediated.pdf\"><strong>Access rider for speaking events (updated September 2023)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Team DVP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Freelance Audio Producers for the Disability Visibility podcast (September 2017- April 2021)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Learn more and support these amazing audio producers!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2017\/09\/13\/preview-disability-visibility-podcast\/\">Geraldine Ah-Sue, Cheryl Green, and Sarika D. 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