Why I Am Joining The March : In early 2015 I was struck by autoimmune encephalitis, leaving me physically and mentally disabled. If I lose my medicaid and disability benefit I will die a slow death.

I’m joining the Disability March because due to Chronic Lyme Disease, I have limited energy and physical mobility. This action lets me feel like I am still a part of the national protest against “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.” As a chronic illness advocate, I believe this is the type of accessible action we need to see more often….

I am joining the disability march because I’m working hard with doctors to figure out what is going on so I can’t travel and be there in Washington, or even downtown in my city, but in my heart I am there.  I am standing in solidarity with my sisters who want to make sure that…

I will be in a training that day to learn to better help people disabled by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I’d march if I could for human rights, mental health rights, women’s rights. I want our new President and Congress to know we will not be divided and we will not be distracted from our goal…

I am joining the disability march because I am currently recovering from surgery, and this, along with my anxiety, makes crowds and loud noises difficult. Trump threatens my precarious existence as a young lgbtq+ person of color, and I feel compelled to join in to the best of my ability. I am currently a junior…

I want to add my voice against the presidency of Donald Trump. He is not my president and never will be.

Because of the Affordable Care Act I can get medications.  I had my first liver transplant 34 years ago, I am now 36 years old.  All insurance companies at one time considered me as a Pre-Existing condition up to the Affordable Care act.  I have seizures and I battle them with changes of medications every…

I am here standing in solidarity with my woman sisters.