Janet Misa Matthews

With body limitations and health opportunities that do not allow for the demands needed to be present physically, I would like to walk via the virtual Disability March. Love, peace, respect, and kindness are some of the core principles I have walked. And that I have walked along side with children and their parents. I…

Kira

I am joining because I’m a nasty woman who is not here to be an inspiration for able-bodied people. I’m disabled and I deserve representation in the government.

Karen G.

Hello, My name is Karen G.  I am a highly educated person, I am disabled – I have worked my whole life and now I am a person that that uses service animal for mobility.    I am Marching with my sisters in support a woman’s right to her body; no outsiders allowed; Continuation and…

Amy Rhoads Underwood

I’m marching to show support and love to all Americans, in fact to all humans, who will suffer or are already suffering due to the Trump administration, whether through policies or simply through Trump’s example that bullying and bigotry are to be revered instead of stopped. I’m horrified and embarrassed that the leader of our…

Leanna

I am extremely worried about what could happen to my fellow disabled folks if the ACA is repealed, as going without health care is not an option for many. I really wanted to participate in the march in LA and show my solidarity for POC, women, and especially my fellow disabled peers, but unfortunately I…

Sarah Daniels

I am joining this march because I am fighting for my life. I have Ehlers danlos syndrome, the disease causing disease. Since being diagnosed 3 years ago, I have also been diagnosed with at least 20 other associated illnesses, most of them rare, most of them incurable. Healthcare is a human right and I will…

Mary

I’m joining the march because I have a seizure disorder and cannot legally drive to the march in Washington. My brain surgery and subsequent diagnosis render me a walking pre-existing condition. I can’t function without my daily medication, and without insurance, it costs over $600 per month. Though I am a woman, and a disabled…

Danielle Cunniff Plumer

In September 2016 I learned that I have multiple sclerosis. Although I can still walk, I can’t walk far and bad weather in Atlanta will make it difficult to participate. I march for women, for people with disabilities, and for universal healthcare. I am a librarian and believe passionately in the power of libraries to…

Ljiljana

I am one soul out of many that reside on this beautiful blue planet.