| Ing Wong-Ward | |
| Birth Name: | Ing Min Wong |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Advocate for the disabled, journalist, public broadcaster, TV and radio producer |
| Alma Mater: | Ryerson University, 1993 |
| Spouse: | Tim Wong-Ward |
| Awards: | City of Toronto Human Rights Access Award, 2004 |
Ing Min Wong-Ward (June 15, 1973 - July 9, 2019) was a Canadian advocate for the disabled, journalist, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television and radio producer.[1]
Ing Min Wong was born in Vancouver, BC, to parents John and King Wong.[2] Born with spinal muscular atrophy, she used a motorized wheelchair throughout her life.
She graduated from the Ryerson School of Journalism in 1993.[3]
Wong joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1993. In her 23-year long career with the public broadcaster, she held various positions including researcher, producer, and host. In television, she hosted the CBC program The Disability Network, and worked behind the scenes on the programs Newsworld and The National. She also worked for CBC Radio, primarily in Toronto, where she produced Metro Morning, Here & Now and Fresh Air.
In 2016, Wong-Ward left CBC to become the assistant director at the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto.[4]
Wong married her husband, Tim, on August 22, 1998.
Wong-Ward, her husband, and her daughter lived in Toronto.
In 2017, Wong-Ward was diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer and opted to enter palliative care.