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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
Alice Wong was born with muscular dystrophy. She spent her life advocating for the rights of disabled people.
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ALICE WONG: (Through computer) Disability is so much more than pain, trauma and tragedy. There's creativity, adaptation and talent that comes from living in a nondisabled world.
RASCOE: That was Wong speaking with her digital voice after winning the MacArthur Genius Award last year.
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WONG: (Through computer) Storytelling is a powerful form of resistance. It leaves evidence that we were here in a society that devalues, excludes and eliminates us.
RASCOE: Alice Wong died in California on Friday. She was 51.
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