A celebration of life for beloved disability rights activist, author, and Disability Visibility Project founder Alice Wong was held on March 25, 2026. The virtual reception was offered to a global audience, with in-person gathering at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The livestream and virtual reception: the livestream and gather for the virtual reception was hosted by Calling Up Justice and the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center.
The virtual Celebration of Life program can be found via the LINK TO THE LIVESTREAM: SF Disability Cultural Center’s YouTube Page.
Event and Tribute Details
When: March 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST.
Virtual Access: The ceremony will be livestreamed, allowing participants to join from home, community centers, or local gatherings. Calling Up Justice will be supporting its digital presencing.
Accessibility: ASL interpretation and closed captioning will be provided.
Activities: The event will include a virtual reception, and people are encouraged to celebrate in their own way, such as by building altars, sharing stories, or supporting the community, as outlined in the [Link: accessibility toolkit https://bit.ly/aliceislove].
Purpose: To honor her legacy as a champion of disability justice and her work as a writer and organizer.
Alice Wong passed away on November 14, 2025, leaving a profound impact on the disability community through her work in media, advocacy, and disability justice.
Links
Digital Alter [https://padlet.com/callingupjustice/alice-wong-celebration-of-life-digital-alter-v45xcgt09pyyk8hl]
Alice Wong writing prompts [https://www.janeshi.org/aliceislove.html]
Zine: [https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/celebration-of-life/]
Story Corp Archive: [https://archive.storycorps.org/user/alicewong/]
For an audio description of the Slideshow images visit [http://dcc.page/slideshow]
Social Media IG [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWVZKYSitMt/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@seedbombing/video/7621406705154346253]
Speakers
Rabbi Elliot Kukla [https://elliotkukla.com/]
Emily Wong
Ellen Wu [https://history.indiana.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/wu_ellen.html]
Steve Kaye [https://www.stevekaye.com/]
Yosmay del Mazo [https://www.yosmaydelmazo.com/]
Geraldine Ah-Sue [https://openspace.sfmoma.org/author/geraldineahsue/]
Yomi Young [https://storycorps.org/stories/sarah-churchill-and-yomi-young-170512/]
Eli Gelardin [https://www.sf.gov/profile–eli-gelardin]
Lateef McLeod [https://lateefhmcleod.com/]
Maddy Ruvolo [https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/09/20/ep-86-transportation/]
s.e. smith [https://sesmithfl.com/]
Emily Beitiks [https://disabilityculturalcenter.org/about/]
Charlie McCone [https://www.kqed.org/news/11950643/screaming-into-a-void-long-covid-patients-have-waited-in-vain-for-years-for-treatments]
Abby Yim [https://www.connectics.org/team/]
Sandy Ho [https://www.ncfp.org/about/staff-board-members/sandy-ho]
Reflections
Being entrusted with the virtual production of this memorial has been an honor. The Celebration of Life for Alice Wong was a deeply moving gathering, held across physical and digital space with care and intention. Maiamama served as our main engineer, holding the technical container with steadiness and grace, while Jesenia grounded the experience in the physical space at the museum. Claudia Alick hosted on screen, weaving together voices, stories, and moments of collective remembrance.
More than 600 people gathered on YouTube, with another 300 joining the virtual reception—hundreds of us connecting across time zones and access needs. People showed up from beds, backyards, living rooms, and care spaces, reminding us how vital digital gathering is. It allowed community to be present in ways that traditional spaces often cannot hold.
It was a beautiful, emotionally resonant event—full of grief, love, and deep connection. We are grateful to the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center, and to Alice’s friends and family, for bringing this together with such care. Calling Up Justice was honored to hold space for this moment, and to be part of a gathering that reflected the expansive, accessible world Alice helped build.
Video of Gallery & Reception highlights > https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWVZKYSitMt/
Thanks to Woods, Elea Chang, Michele Funk, Jessica King for being our digital ushers.
