Adria Roblee-Hertzmark

Though I am unable to I want to march because the incoming administration is a threat on so many issues, including a wide variety of human rights including some that affect me personally as a disabled woman as well as other important issues and the very institutions of our nation. I would march to protect…

Tara Plutz

  My name is Tara Plutz and I live in Virginia. I am a 35-year-old disabled women and I run an awareness page for invisible illnesses called Count My Spoons. I March because I have a rare genetic disease that causes tumors to grow in my Endocrine system, endometriosis, cluster migraines and anxiety and depression….

Mary Shepard

I am a widow and a mother of three school aged kids. I am disabled and require life-long medical care and last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I rely on medicaid to stay alive and care for my children. My children rely on medicaid as well. One of my children has autism. The…

Sherri Roxx

Why:  I’m Marching Because I’m Disabled & I believe in Equality for everyone.  Protesting All Of The Hate!!! Bio:  Sherri “Baby” Roxx~ is a graduate of Five Towns College. Her Major was Contemporary Jazz on Guitar. Over the past 20 years Sherri has performed at venues such as The Staller Center in Stonybrook , as the…

Elizabeth

I kept hoping that I would have an extraordinarily good day and be able to go to the nearby March in Washington for an hour. I am not nearly well enough to go now and 30 years experience tells me that that it won’t change by tomorrow for the March. That’s because of chronic fatigue…

Joannah Whitney

  I was diagnosed with MS in 2000. The first several years of my illness involved dealing with my illness, and the side effects of treatment, and also always having to do end-runs around insurance limitations that made it very difficult to follow my neurologist’s medical advice. I would find a treatment I could tolerate…

Emily

Since I was unable to actually go to the March itself, I wanted to show my support for the cause. I am concerned for the future of our country, and I want to advocate for equal rights for everyone. I’m disabled and am nervous about the possibility of being denied insurance due to this. I…

Sahra B.

Joining the march virtually in support of all women, and to support more help for women suffering from mental health issues. Unable to join the march in person because the anxiety and depression I’ve been dealing with since my teens has meant I’ve struggled to earn income sufficient for survival, making extra travel out of…

Tabitha W

As a disabled person, I am scared of what the next 4 years will bring. If I could be in Washington, I would be there to support the disabled, the LGBTQ of America and everyone else at risk. We can’t afford to sit by and do nothing while the politicians destroy us. I have LGBTQ…