I’m marching because everyone has a voice and we all deserve to be heard.

I am joining the Disability March because I refuse to be invisible just because my illnesses are. I won’t be silent and allow my world to be changed. On top of the gold star for chronic illnesses, I run the Des Plaines Chronic Pain Group which is 70 members strong. Suffering silently with Gastroparesis, Fibromyalgia,…

I am tired of second-rate, second-hand, hand-me-downs. I am tired of make-shift, making do or doing without. I am tired of conforming to an outdated model which links disability to beggary, which demands that I live a life of indigent misery merely because the medical industry has created an economy in which my medical costs…

I’m joining this March because for the first time I’m no longer content with sitting on the sidelines and not speaking up when I see injustice or the potential for injustice.

I am joining the march to show my daughter that she is  equal to any and everyone in this country. That  this country should Show her the Respect and Dignity she deserves. My heart is broken that our country supports racism, bigotry, and hate, but my faith in humanity and God keep my mind fighting…

I march to show my great sadness and disapproval of a man who devalues individuals with disabilities. President Trump you are NOT my President. You do not represent my family and my own son who has Cerebral Palsy. I have great fear that you and your administration will NOT have my son’s best interests at…

I was born with a connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and bad legs/hips – my hips were too vertical (a.k.a. coxa valga) and my femurs were anteverted, or rotated inward. I have had to put my schooling on hold for two years to correct my leg deformities, just to keep my hips in place and…

   As a disabled duel citizen, I am very concerned especially with everything happening with the affordable care act. Also I fear for my LGBT comrades. I feel Trump is trying to make America conservative “again”. Haha 36 year old retired/disabled housewife. I enjoy my family, and a number of quiet activities. When I get…

I am joining the disability march because I fear for the lives and well being of my friends and family. I am joining to oppose the regime that is actively endangering POCs, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, disabled, the arts, the sciences and the environment. I’ve worked in children’s theatre and as a nanny. In those…