Bay Area disability rights advocates mourn Alice Wong, talk about her impact

The San Francisco-based disability justice activist, writer and editor died Nov. 14 at age 51, leaving behind a community in ...

Author, advocate for disability rights dies at 51

Alice Wong, a nationally recognized disability rights advocate and author who founded the Disability Visibility Project, has ...

Disability rights activist, author Alice Wong dies at 51

Alice Wong was among the 2024 class of fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, recipients of the ...

Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the ...

Outcry after death of disability rights leader Jensen Caraballo

Jensen Caraballo, a disability rights advocate, died at age 33. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Caraballo lived through ...

How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers

After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have ...

Disability rights advocate Alice Wong dies at 51

The San Francisco-based radical, a self-styled “cyborg oracle,” rose to national prominence in 2013, when President Obama appointed her to the National Council on Disability.
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Social Security Drops Planned Changes to Disability Rules

He says new barriers to accessing disability benefits could have prompted a surge in older adults claiming Social Security ...

Disability-rights advocates challenge new law allowing pregnant parking permits

Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, alleging the measure violates federal protections.