Jessica Horning

Because I have dignity as a disabled woman and deserve to be treated with respect by my President.

Christina Mott

I march because we can no longer keep silent while people all over our beloved country suffer and are persecuted. I march because hate and oppression have gone on too long, and the time has come to stop this cycle of violence. I march because the only way to make America truly great is to…

Rene Thompson / dana fernandez / Roxanne Rosales

Rene Thompson This administration would allow the re-introduction of pre-existing condition clauses in healthcare insurance which discriminates against the disabled and would make education of children with disabilities a state issue instead of the federal issue it is. dana fernandez i am a disabled woman concerned about our freedoms. as a woman i have lived…

Kristine Napper

As a disabled person, the supports necessary for my independent lifestyle are threatened. So is my dignity. And my healthcare safety net.   As a public school teacher, my job and career are threatened.   As an ESL teacher, my (immigrant) students are threatened.   As a religious person, my freedom is threatened.   As…

Frances

If I were physically able I would most certainly be marching on Saturday! So many of my friends and community will be marching and I want to be with them!  In unity we rise!   I want my daughter to grow up being inspired by our leaders the way the Obamas and the like have inspired…

Rachel Johnson

I am joining the Disability March because I am proud of everything I have accomplished in my life and I am not defined solely by my disability; I am so much more. I am a daughter, a granddaughter, a friend. I am funny and sarcastic to a fault. I am a certified genius and a…

Irene Torres & Mateo

I want to join the March and planned to march in NY but I have arthritis in my knees and a nerve Injury in my right knee. They are acting up and this is making it difficult to walk. I want to be in the march to express my distaste for all that Trump seems…

Mother Augustus

For me, it became very personal the day I heard about the “grab ’em” fiasco. I am not anxiety-prone, but I had a panic attack the day I heard that sound bite. When I was a young woman, I spent 10 years married to a mental abuser. Each day in ignorance I did my best…

Moxie Moth Blackwood

Trump is not my president. As a queer disabled woman with a trans little sibling, a lesbian sister, gay brother and disabled mother, his policies will hurt my family. They will also hurt dear friends of mine, women, lgbtqia folx and people of color.  I have fibromyalgia, RA, severe anxiety and depression. I am an…