Alice Wong On Ruckuses, Rage And Medicaid

Death, Sex & Money

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Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The disability rights activist talks with me about facing discrimination as a teenager, managing her finances, and planning for her and her parents' futures. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. And support our work at deathsexmoney.org/donate. And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter and we'll keep you up to date about what's happening behind the scenes at Death, Sex & Money. Plus, we'll send you audio recommendations, letters from our inbox and a note from Anna. Join the Death, Sex & Money community and subscribe today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As a disabled person, it was a board with my disability.
0:06.0	I grew up with adults always to be very emotional.
0:14.0	There were devils of teachers that just did all I thought,
0:19.0	they don't watch out for the garbage.
0:22.0	They just can't imagine.
0:26.0	People with a different disability are doing well.
0:29.0	They're doing well to do it.
0:32.0	And I think that's very best of.
0:36.0	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:40.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot
0:45.0	and need to talk about more.
0:48.0	I'm Anna Sael.
0:52.0	Disability Rights Activist Alice Wong lives in San Francisco.
0:52.0	When I spoke with her recently, it was pretty early in the morning for her.
1:01.0	Well, I'm due to that.
1:05.0	The night Alice was my early birth, so this is great for me, so I love it.
1:07.0	Does that mean you sleep during the day? Are you nocturnal?
1:13.0	Yeah, yeah, pretty much.
1:16.0	I'm over here, Joe. I mean, I have basically tried to learn so.
1:19.0	Wait, so when did you last sleep at what time?
1:25.0	3 p.m. yesterday.
1:31.0	Oh, it's when you woke up?
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