Disability culture is something you are a part of — not something that is happening to you
For John Loeppky, disability culture is exemplified by "moments of validation and connection that allow us to see our identities not just in medical terms, not in terms of what society says we’re lacking, but as a kinship built on shared lived experiences." It shows the world disabled people are "worthy of care and worthy of preservation."
![Disability culture is something you are a part of — not something that is happening to you](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5105529.1709236862!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/debbie-patterson-how-it-ends.jpg)
![John Loeppky used to work for Listen to Dis’ Community Arts Organization in Regina and has performed in a few of their productions. A man sits in a wheelchair on a stage.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7129914.1709236680!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/john-loeppky.jpg)
For John Loeppky, disability culture is exemplified by "moments of validation and connection that allow us to see our identities not just in medical terms, not in terms of what society says we’re lacking, but as a kinship built on shared lived experiences." It shows the world disabled people are "worthy of care and worthy of preservation."