How the Women's March Is Trying to Be More Accessible This Year

, or something else) can now attend virtually. We have the option to digitally support the cause and rally around friends who will be there. This is vital, because for me, “marching” is as much about writing and tweeting about the things that matter to me and using my platform to make my audience aware of things they might not know about otherwise.

If your movement does not include us, it is not a real movement at all. While disabled people shouldn’t have to implore activist movements and those running them to care about us, the truth is, we do, so much of the time. What matters most is the actions — and results — that are borne after these conversations., the Accessibility Lead at the Women’s March, knows that true inclusion is not a one and done scenario or a box to be ticked and then tossed aside.

“The Women’s March has many goals, the umbrella of which is to support women in this politically charged time, but the accessibility team is specifically for those in the movement who. She continues, “The revolution is meant to be inclusive and accessible, and we want to see people with disabilities on the front lines of political and social activism, now and in the future.

While disabled people are not a monolith and we all have differing needs, this is a great start, and it’s nice to see the Women’s March offer different ways to participate in the march for those of us who cannot attend. Taking accessibility and disabled people into consideration is vital for any movement, because without actively including us, you’re actively choosing to exclude us. Now, we will just have to see how it comes to fruition on January 18.

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