Because I have dignity as a disabled woman and deserve to be treated with respect by my President.
Author: ladymigraine365
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…
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…