I had a motel room booked in DC for this week since I left the DNC in Philly last July. I started a new job in October that is very physically taxing. I developed plantar fasciitis because of the job and because of this can barely walk (currently recovering, and may be able to do…

  Both of my children are diagnosed with autism, and with the repeal of ACA they could lose their therapy protection. Also my mother is on Medicaid and when that is gutted, will lose her doctor, her blood pressure meds, and subsequently her life. I can’t be there in person because my son is struggling…

I’m joining the Disability March online because I can’t join the actual March in NYC. I have metastatic breast cancer that has spread to my bones and makes standing or walking for any period of time very painful. While I’m one of the very few who have lived with this terminal illness for over 13…

As a member of the LGBTQ community with both a physical disability (Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)) and mental illness (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)), I want to join the march to stand in solidarity with the women who are fighting to keep their rights. I am…

I am marching in spirit for all people to be seen and heard as fully human beings with all the rights and responsibilities concordant thereto. No one is more “equal” than another. Raised a third generation Evangelical fundamentalist, I am now a thoroughly heretical Christian. Cloistered by chronic illness, I am prophet, priestess, and sage…

As someone who is now very disabled, I feel like there is not much I can do to make a difference anymore. I can maybe make calls and write emails, but I want to be a part of this march so much and I cannot physically do so. It feels isolating and lonely, such is…

I don’t want anyone who thinks women are second hand anything to be in control. My wife and daughter are equally respected as anyone in this world.

I’m joining this march to show solidarity with disabled folks everywhere, who find their lives limited by ignorance, discrimination, hate, and greed. I grew up with a father who had had polio, and was constantly amazed at the ignorance and discrimination he experienced, so I’ve made it part of my life to always offer help…