I would be in Washington marching if I could handle it physically. I am proud of the people standing up for our futures. I am an out, proud, disabled, queer elder marching to protect the civil rights of the generations upcoming.

After seeing the horrors of Trump’s campaign strategies as well as victory I need to voice that this is not right. Never in his entire campaign, and life, has he acted presidential, professional, or acted at all like he cared about anyone other than the rich white male. What appalled me the most was when…

  I have late-stage Lyme, which has greatly impacted my physical capability due to complications such as dysautonomia; thus, I am not strong enough to march. As a disabled woman of color and child of immigrants who believes in justice and social equality, I am strongly against the Trump administration and what it stands for.Esmé…

I’m joining the march because I believe in the mission, but attending in person would be hard for me with my asthma and arthritis, both of which get worse in cold weather. I’m a high school dropout, hepatitis C survivor, and former trial attorney who writes poetry and nonfiction. My essays appear most recently in…

I’ve had to advocate for my son since his birth regarding his health, and for the last 3 years regarding his public education. The repeal or scaling back of the ACA could have drastic impacts on my son’s ability to get medical care in the future. I’m concerned that many public schools don’t properly follow…

I am joining the march because half the people over 65 will develop a disability and we Make America Great too! Katherine Schneider, Ph.D. is a retired clinical psychologist living in Eau Claire, WI with her ninth Seeing Eye dog. Katherine has published a memoir To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities,…

If I could trust my body to cooperate, I would be going to Washington to insist–once again, and I can’t believe that this is necessary once again–that women’s bodies are our own business, that women’s rights are human rights, that I count and you count and my daughter counts and my granddaughter, my grandson, my…

I’m marching in this disability march online because I really wish I could go to DC and I can’t. I am so glad the march is happening as part of a large wave of resistance to the Far Ridiculous Right that is just now picking up its first momentum. They will not know what hit…

    Donald Trump’s presidency, in conjunction with the Republican controlled Congress, is a threat to the civil rights of women, people with disabilities, people of color, people who are queer, immigrants and Muslim.  Trump’s administration is set to eliminate or drastically reduce health care for women, people with disabilities, unemployed people and people living…