I support woman’s rights. We need to have access to safe affordable medical care and taking away planned parenthood cuts off that access for far to many people to just stand by and let that happen. I also support the ACA. The ACA is the only reason why I am alive today and can receive…

I am joining the Disability March because I cannot physically join the March in DC this weekend. I have Fibromyalgia and Arthritis among other chronic illnesses and so I have mobility and endurance issues. First, I march for myself; I have applied for SSDI and should finally have a hearing this summer but I fear…

I’m Jen. I am joining the march because of the chronic “invisible” diseases I have. Pseudotumor Ceberi, Fibromylgia, Anxiety disorders, depression. Chronic pain. I have been dealing with these for years now and I feel like the doctors don’t take them seriously enough. I am standing up for equality for all, disabled seen or unseen,…

Why I am marching: I am joining the disability march to honor my son with multiple special needs and those of children like him. He has Autism and PANDAS. Many moms can’t Kling the Women’s March because they have to care for their kids and it’s hard to get coverage.

My name is Natalie Gygi, and I would like to join this march because I believe that every woman has the right to health care, and a living wage. Because woman’s rights are human rights! We have to learn from history and not go back. I am 30 yrs old and have been disabled since…

I so wanted to march, to feel like I could be part of a community working together to change in this most disturbing of times. I just couldn’t physically do it but was so happy to be able to participate in some way. Almost 5 years ago I became very sick – first with kidney failure,…

Before the past year, and my current health issues, I have had an long history of taking part in protests, marches and occupations. Both of my sons (ages 13 and 25) have much experience with expressing their rights to protest. Due to my health issues I was not able to go to Standing Rich in…

Lilia is American and Japanese and lives in Japan. She has cerebral palsy and is deaf. Among other things, she has been concerned about Trump’s incendiary comments about Islamic people. “Islamic people are not bad,” she signed.

With luck (and accessibility accommodations), I’ll be marching tomorrow in San Francisco. But in some ways the Disability March is more important to me. This is me marching with my own people, adding my voice to a collective chorus that has been ignored for far too long. As I’m writing this the pages on disability…