I need to be home to care for my husband.  He has idiopathic autonomic polyneuropathy which affects him from head to toe, limiting his independence significantly. And mine.  Having marched all my life ~ for Civil Rights, Grapes, against Vietnam, I am still running against the wind but cannot be there in person.  There are…

I have Rett Syndrome. Although, I cannot talk or walk, I still matter. I want everyone to have an education, healthcare and the right to the pursuit of happiness.

If it was not for ACA I would not have been able to afford my oxygen and medications needed for my COPD. No oxygen…no breath, no breath….no life. ACA gave me life. I also believe that I alone am responsible for decisions made for me and my body. No discrimination!   No Hate! 

I am joining the March because my life altering disability is from Environmental Illness. We can’t have climate change deniers in the cabinet, or in the White House. People across this nation are becoming afflicted with  auto immune illnesses caused by the greed of companies like Monsanto and Exxon.   During the Obama administration, I…

I believe in women’s rights and work as a psychologist helping women and children escape from gender violence. I help defend battered women who kill abusive partners, assess psychological impact from all forms of sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse and rape, and train other mental health workers to do the same work. In 1977 I was…

I have chronic ulcerative colitis and fibromyalgia. Although I really wanted to attend the Washington March the time and energy involved along with concerns for bio breaks along the way prevented me from physically joining the march. In addition to showing our solidarity I believe it’s of paramount importance to remind all of our sisters…

I’m 68 years old, a college professor, and committed to the vision of Barack Obama’s America. To that end, I long to march in Philadelphia on Saturday, but the painful arthritis in my knees won’t let me walk more than 8-10 blocks at a time, or stand in one place for more than 20 minutes…..so…

i am joining the disability march because i believe it’s important to be visible.  i am not able to participate in person due to both physical and psychological issues.  to be blunt:  i can’t walk very far (morbidly obese, lymphedema, arthritis, diabetes & diabetic neuropathy), nor can i tolerate noise or crowds (DID, PTSD). i…

As a school Speech-Language Pathologist, I turned my passion for helping people with disabilities into a career by giving hundreds of my students and clients the ability to communicate with the people they love! To watch the students and families I represent be mocked disgusts me. To deny your actions is disgraceful. You should be…