Why I am joining the disability march on Washington is because  I am a wounded warrior and combat veteran. I was injured in Iraq and now I am retired, but I have titanium rods in my back and legs. I also, wear leg braces. I also, suffer from many medical issues and I cannot walk…

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…

I’m joining this march because I have multiple autoimmune diseases, PCOS, bipolar, and complex PTSD. I want healthcare to be affordable for everyone. It should be a basic human right, not just a privilege for the wealthy. I’m a nursing student called to be a priest in the Episcopal Church. My hope is to bring…

We march for those with invisible illnesses – for those who live in pain daily – yet aren’t seen as “sick”. We march for affordable care. We march, in love, for our love. We march for our trans family, for Megan’s students – who deserve a better future than the one promised under the new…

Why I’m Joining the March: I face limitations in what I can do everywhere I go: no, you can’t take this test (without help), no, you can’t do that basic activity like grocery shopping (without help), no, you can’t speak up about the discrimination and issues people with disabilities face and be listened to (without…

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…

I’m joining the disability march because I’m angry. I’m angry for the people who have been historically overlooked and marginalized- people who deserve to be heard. I’m angry for the people who are being let down by their country. I’m even angry for the poorly informed people who voted for the upcoming administration. I’m angry…

I am joining the disability march because – I have spinal damage – I am not able to walk long distances and have problems feeling my feet, or I would be marching arm in arm with people in Seattle. We have progressed so far in the last 8 years and I want people to know…

I believe fully in the values put forth by the organizers of this march. I would have loved to joined my friends and colleagues in protest and solidarity either locally or in D.C., but health and other circumstances prevent me from doing so. At the last march I participated in–a Black Lives Matter rally in…