Website: http://melissaautisticfields.wordpress.comWhy I Am Joining The March : I am 56 years old, and Autistic. Autism is a Disability, because of the multiple sensory issues i have. This has prevented me from ever being able to work or pursue schooling. In addition, in 2005, i developed lymphedema on both of my legs, and now have…

I want to show my displeasure with the current political climate, but due to my disabilities, I often cannot engage in more traditional forms of activism. I am marching virtually to show my support for people who are surviving ongoing marginalization. Every one of us is valuable and we deserve to be heard. I am…

I have Cerebral Palsy, and I would like to have marched with my fellow women, but I’m unable to do that much walking.

My name is Emily and I have multiple chronic illnesses. I have Dysautonomia (dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system), a genetic connective tissue disorder known as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS), as well as mast cell activation disorder (MCAD). All of this happened to me slowly, but all at once, if that…

I am joining the disabled march because I am homebound by disabilities and cannot march in DC or anywhere. I ‘march’ because I do not accept the hatred the incoming administration is embracing and because I support the right of all persons of every kind to equality. I ‘march’  because I am a queer socialist…

8 years with cancer. The ACA is my lifesaver.

I am joining the march for many reasons. I am a nonbinary, bisexual, disabled, mentally ill, Hispanic Jewish person. Many of the people I care about fall under one of more of these labels as well, or are marginalized in some other way. I do not want a president who will not represent us, will…