And leading that charge is Ann Wai-Yee Kwong ’15, the center’s founding coordinator and an alum whose story is as layered as the systems she’s working to transform. From organizing peer mentorship programs to co-founding the Disabled Students Union, Ann helped create infrastructure where there was none. “The first time I was around other disabled students,” Ann shares, “I realized I didn’t have to explain myself. We spoke the same language.”Ann Wai-Yee Kwong and the first Cal Goalball (Blind Sport) Team. “But disability culture helped me thrive.”That distinction is at the heart of the Disability Cultural Community Center, which she now leads.