My name is Kim. I am a retired teacher of 33 years. I spent those years bending, stooping, squatting, skipping, running, jumping, dancing, and teaching hundreds of kids. Unfortunately that teaching was on cement floors. I loved my career. I loved my kids. However, I now need two knee replacements and am unable to walk…

My 17 year old daughter has Mixed Expressive Receptive Language Disorder and a severe anxiety disorder. She has struggled her entire life to be able to communicate effectively. This affects every area of her life. We spent many years in both the public and private school systems trying to find a good fit for her…

Website: http://ladydisability.wordpress.comWhy I Am Joining The March : Because Trump is going to ruin this country.

  Why I Am Joining This March: My permanent conditions (polymyalgia rheumatica and epilepsy) are controlled by medication, so in theory I could march. But, unfortunately, I can’t manage right now because I am recovering from foot surgery. I do hope to participate in a rally in Savannah, Georgia, and I am also joining this…

As a mother of a Mexican little boy with disabilities, I tirelessly advocate for his equal protection and rights under the law. Further, I challenge all social, economic and political norms which other his physical form. I am joining this march in hopes that it will contribute to a national dialogue on disability and advance…

I’m marching for the rights of the disabled. In 1994, I was diagnosed with MS. I’m fortunate in that I have excellent health insurance through our State retirement system. There are so many others who are struggling with their medical costs – this is a critical need that must be addressed.

The deep sadness I felt when I realized I couldn’t physically participate in The March was transformed into empowerment when I discovered the Disability March. Deciding to join my disabled sisters actually helped me face the fact of my disability. My dear, wise friend Liz reminded me: “If you qualify, I qualify too, so we’re…

Website: http://www.anneelizabethmoore.comWhy I Am Joining The March : I am a cultural critic and comics journalist, diagnosed in early 2014 with the first of a series of autoimmune disorders that keep me in some form of pain or discomfort around the clock, to unpredictable debilitation. At the time of my diagnosis, I was in Cambodia…

I’m joining the march because I believe in the America of inclusion and tolerance, of female autonomy and opportunity, and a feminist movement where all sexualities, races, abilities, and genders are included. I’m joining the march because women are often left out of the narrative and the conversation, and now we’re taking it back.I wish…