Nancy Benavente

Even though I am sitting at home with a broken ankle, I unite with the women of this country and the world in Love.  Let our voices be heard that we are deserving of equal education, opportunities, and respect.  Our voices do matter.  Denigration, bullying, threats to the United States democracy are not ok.  We…

Jane Litwin Taylor

My name is Jane Litwin Taylor and I struggle with daily intractable migraine disease, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivity. I am highly disabled from these illnesses and am unable to attend any protests in person, though I am very concerned about the election of Trump and what it means for our country. This man is…

Jessica Jewett

    Disability activism has become more important to me now that my freedoms and government assistance are in danger of being swept aside by the new administration. Nobody is going to protect my rights if I don’t stand up and demand it. Joining the Disability March is a great way to put our needs…

Marcia

My name is Marcia. I am joining the disability march because of arthritis in my knees which would make it difficult to walk the route of the march in Seattle. I too want to protest the election of Donald Trump. He stands against everything that I value (Planned Parenthood, Universal Health Care, Protecting the Environment, Free…

Fat, Loud and Not Going Away

I am a disabled woman who is also an immigrant, bisexual, and the mother of a disabled, mixed Latino child. I am joining to protect the people like me and my son who are at risk with the new President in charge. I run the facebook page Fat, Loud and Not Going Away, where I…

Sandra Spencer

I am a 69 yr old below the knee amputee in San Diego.  I am battling a bout of pneumonia so I can not attend our local March.   I have been an activist since the Vietnam War.  I attended marches in NYC and Washington then.   Through the years I’ve been involved in women’s issues, immigration…

Samantha

Statement On Why I Am Marching: I am 29 years old, with severe Ankylosing Spondylitis and Crohn’s Disease. I cannot work, even though it’s all I want to do, and I have a pending disability claim… I have been so terrified and anxious about my future since November, it is genuinely making me more ill….

Kaitlin

I march because I still have hope and believe in change. We must continue to move forward instead ending up on the wrong side of history. I believe everyone is entitled to live a happy and healthy life. I march in solidarity with everyone else that suffers from an invisible disability who is terrified of…