I have Fibromyalgia, and this hits me on different days in different parts of my body. Sometimes the pain is severe, sometimes I am hit with chronic fatigue.Living in Chicago with rapid weather changes is challenging and as much as I want to march with my friends, I know I shouldn’t risk a complete flare…

I’m “marching” because the rate of sexual assault among youth with disabilities is twice the rate of able-bodied youth, and our country just elected a sexual predator who openly mocked a person with disabilities as president. I literally cannot contemplate this travesty without tears.   There exists in our society an odd paradox regarding people…

Though my mobility issues prevent me from joining my fellow citizens in Washington, D.C., I want to show my alliance and support for all of us who feel that Donald Trump is not a legitimately elected president and should not be allowed to serve. He is not educated or intelligent enough, and he has clear…

I would be in Washington marching if I could handle it physically. I am proud of the people standing up for our futures. I am an out, proud, disabled, queer elder marching to protect the civil rights of the generations upcoming.

After seeing the horrors of Trump’s campaign strategies as well as victory I need to voice that this is not right. Never in his entire campaign, and life, has he acted presidential, professional, or acted at all like he cared about anyone other than the rich white male. What appalled me the most was when…

  I have late-stage Lyme, which has greatly impacted my physical capability due to complications such as dysautonomia; thus, I am not strong enough to march. As a disabled woman of color and child of immigrants who believes in justice and social equality, I am strongly against the Trump administration and what it stands for.Esmé…

I’m joining the march because I believe in the mission, but attending in person would be hard for me with my asthma and arthritis, both of which get worse in cold weather. I’m a high school dropout, hepatitis C survivor, and former trial attorney who writes poetry and nonfiction. My essays appear most recently in…

I’ve had to advocate for my son since his birth regarding his health, and for the last 3 years regarding his public education. The repeal or scaling back of the ACA could have drastic impacts on my son’s ability to get medical care in the future. I’m concerned that many public schools don’t properly follow…

I am joining the march because half the people over 65 will develop a disability and we Make America Great too! Katherine Schneider, Ph.D. is a retired clinical psychologist living in Eau Claire, WI with her ninth Seeing Eye dog. Katherine has published a memoir To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities,…