I march in solidarity with my disabled sisters and brothers. I march because we need more health coverage—including mental health—not less. I march for an inclusive America. Gregory Luce, author of Signs of Small Grace (Pudding House Publications), Drinking Weather (Finishing Line Press), Memory and Desire (Sweatshoppe Publications), and Tile (Finishing Line Press), has…

I would like to see equality in all our lives, for everyone (those with different abilities, different colours, ethnicities, religions, different sexual orientation and gender identities – not only men and women, etc etc). I am worried Trump will deny the rights of everyone expect for socio-economic and politically powerful white men. I am based in…

I was going to the satellite march in NYC but now I have the norovirus. Eleven years ago I had brain surgery and that left me with Ataxia- a rare neurological disorder that impacts all my motor skills. Thankfully I can still walk a bit but my immune system is very compromised. I don’t let…

I live close to DC.  However, Post-Polio Syndrome that affects my legs prevents me from joining the march downtown tomorrow.  So near, and yet so far, as they say. Many of my friends are participating in the march, and my church has been actively promoting it.  This disability march gives me an opportunity to join in…

I am joining the march because I believe in social justice for all people; I believe the under Trump, income inequality will continue to grow; under Trump, America will close its borders to the most vulnerable; under Trump, healthcare access will be decimated; under Trump, rights for women and queer people will be retracted; under…

We both have multiple frailties.  My husband has lost most of his hearing and his balance; fall risk is extreme.  I need oxygen most of the time, inter alia.  We are joining because we both deeply believe that women are people too.  His mother, within the Jaqaru culture (Perú), first taught me what lack of…

Why I Am Joining The March : Many local friends are leaving for DC today, and many more will be marching in Chattanooga tomorrow – but with spinal disease, I’m not able to be in the thick of it with them. Participating is important to me because of my sons, my daughter, my grandchildren –…

Why I Am Joining The March : I have Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I am joining the march because the new administration is against the American people, not for us. I have so many friends that will be affected negatively through this administration because of their own disabilities. I have many more friends who…

A curly-haired woman wearing a black top and a skull necklace looks up at the camera.     I have plantar fascitis, chronic shoulder pain, a bulging disc in my lower back, and anxiety.  I cannot stand for more than about 45 minutes, so I’m grateful for the opportunity to join this march virtually.  I…