Track: Keynote

Opening Keynote: Alice Wong

Tuesday February 25 at 9:00am US/Eastern
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Alice Wong is a writer, editor, and disability justice activist cultivating a vibrant and diverse community of disabled people rooted in joy, abundance, mutual aid, and care. Wong is steeped in disability justice and uses the power of storytelling across various media platforms. She publishes personal stories that expose ableist attitudes, policies, and practices across a society that pushes disabled people to the margins. She also shares her own experiences navigating the world as a disabled person with a progressive neuromuscular disease.

Wong is known for being the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, her bestselling memoir Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life , and is currently a 2024 MacArthur Fellow.

Join this conversation with Deque’s Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Glenda Sims, and Alice Wong as they discuss Alice’s life and journey, disability advocacy, and how to be a good advocacy for digital accessibility.

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