Alice Wong, a renowned disability rights activist and author, died at the age of 51 on November 15, 2025, at UCSF Hospital in San Francisco due to an infection.Born in 1974 to immigrant parents from Hong Kong, she relied on a powered wheelchair and assistive breathing devices throughout her life.Wong was celebrated for her innovative activism, including attending a White House reception via telepresence robot in 2015, and for her leadership on policies affecting the disabled community.