My partner and I were planning to join the march in D.C. but had to cancel due to financial constraints and shaky health–we are both at home batting sinus infections. And for me, these last 7 months of surgery, medical tests, and infections have taken a toll on my body; so though I am heartbroken…

I am a queer woman suffering from PTSD following domestic violence and sexual assault. Due to my anxiety and agoraphobia, I cannot fly to DC, and may not be able to march locally. I am joining the disability march because I would not be alive today if I had not had access to affordable health…

I am joining the march because I am faithfully compelled to stand against political agendas that will harm and oppress the poor, the sick and disabled, and minorities. As an insulin dependent diabetic, I am concerned about the insane cost of health care and prescription medication in the USA. I am standing for our country’s moral…

The entire year of 2016 was a year of frustration for me, and especially after the election. I wanted to go out and protest and show my solidarity, but my disabilities make that dangerous at best, out right impossible at worst. I want to appear at the march this Saturday in St. Louis with my…

I’m joining the march because I’m the master of my own body and I will not sit quietly as those in power try to strip everyone who isn’t just like them of their rights, freedoms, and dignity. I’m a proud hapa, (Hawaiian and white), feminist, social worker battling fibromyalgia and polycystic ovarian syndrome with grace…

I am a 31 year old black and caucasian female. I am joining the March because I am married to an Easter seals employee who does amazing work with adults with developmental disabilities. My father retired from an adult developmental center in NJ. He helped individuals who could work, to find work. I am a…

I believe that we CAN be a compassionate society, but a lot of work needs to be done in order for us to stop pretending we are one, and actually rise to the occasion to be one.

I am a TBI survivor and Reiki practitioner/teacher, with family members whose conditions include developmental disabilities, autism, and chronic illness, and friends who span many colors, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations.  I march because… I choose love over bigotry and hate I choose kindness and compassion over narcissism and self-interest I choose action over vengeful re-action I choose gratitude over greed I choose peace over anger…

I am joining The March because I want to stand up for my rights as a woman and because I’m disabled due to a genetic condition called HAE (Hereditary Angioedema) and Fibromyalgia.