Join us the third Wednesday of each month to engage with organizations and council members during a our series on disability narratives!

Our Disability Narrative Webinar Series initiative is designed to empower journalists, storytellers, and advocates with the tools to create accurate, inclusive and impactful narratives about disability. 

For this month’s event, we welcome journalist and disability advocate John Loeppky as he enlightens us on the topic of Leveling the Field: Coverage of Parasport.

This webinar series is offered FREE for MVJ members, journalists and newsroom teams interested in learning how to improve their coverage of disability communities.

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Please note: these sessions will be recorded.

About the Speaker(s)

Freelance Journalist
John Loeppky

John Loeppky is a British-Canadian disabled freelance writer currently based on Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In addition to his work for ITPro, he regularly works with outlets such as CBC, Healthline, VeryWell, Defector, and a host of others. John began his journalism career at the University of Regina at their student newspaper, The Carillon. He started as a sports writer, then sports editor, before serving as EIC until 2020.

John holds a BA and an MFA from the University of Regina. His graduate work focused on disability, identity, and solo performance in theatre. Prior to shifting to being a full-time freelancer, John worked for Listen to Dis’ Community Arts Organization, Saskatchewan’s only disability-led disability arts organization.

His focus as a generalist is to cover things with societal and cultural impact, particularly when it comes to inclusion in its various forms. As a result, he’s written for FiveThirtyEight about Apple Watches, covered the Paris Paralympics for CBC, and written for Defector about a scandal in American wheelchair basketball. He also serves as a member of the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s advisory board. John’s goal in life is to have an entertaining obituary to read.

You can find more of his work at Jloeppky.com/portfolio