I’m joining the Disability March to stand with my fellow humans who recognize that disability does not define our worth or dignity. I choose to say that I am standing with other disabled people because my chronic pain prevents me from sitting. Standing doesn’t look like a limitation or a disability but it can be,…

Why I March: I march because I care about justice for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, or citizenship status. As a young disabled woman who relies on Medicaid for long-term care services and medical equipment, I know the true importance of the Medicaid expansion and…

  Why Am I Joining the Disability March? I am angry a minority of Americans elected a dictator as POTUS despite his being a sexual predator, alleged pedophile, continual liar, racist, xenophobe, misogynist, Narcissist, and someone who makes fun of disabilities. I am angry to refer to Trump as groper elect, not as president elect…

Artist, Writer, Disabled

  I join the disability march because I need to make a stand: I cannot walk far but I want to be counted. Instead of sadness – I celebrate my  ability to participate in any way possible. The more of us – the more a feeling of synergy grows. I don’t join the march as…

I have spent much of my life taking care of elderly and disabled relatives. Hard times made worse by the lack of adequate support for relative caregivers.  Apparently, the intention of the new administration is to kill off those beloved members of our families by totally eliminating those sparse resources.

I am joining the disability march to share my voice where it will be heard.  Women’s health takes a back seat to patriarchal industrial economics.  We must take a more holistic matriarchal look at what constitutes health including food production, industrial and environmental toxins, and pharmaceuticals.  We need to focus on how we can better…

I am doing this because, quite frankly, I’m scared. And not only scared for myself as a multiply disabled trans man, but for basically everyone in my life and all around the country, (from sea to Fucking Shiny sea). When I get scared, I need to fight the source, but I’m a brawler, not an…