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Watercolour portrait of Peter, a white man, with curly dark hair, beard, glasses and wearing a dark blue sweater.

Peter Torres Fremlin

Peter is the creator and editor of Disability Debrief and is based in Colchester, UK. See more about Peter and how that led him to create the Debrief.

The portrait of Peter is by Tan Kuan Aw.

Articles by Peter

Watercolour portrait of Peter, a white man, with curly dark hair, beard, glasses and wearing a dark blue sweater.

Peter Torres Fremlin

Peter is the author of Disability Debrief and is based in Colchester, UK.

“It isn’t fair that they throw us out onto the streets”

Housing vultures, feminist fightback and curated news from 30 countries
08 Oct 2026
A close-up photo of an older woman seated, covering her eyes with her hand, with a crowd of activists and reporters gathers around her.

What do disability rights mean to you?

A call for writing, reflections on (in)visibility, and flirting
30 Sep 2026
An illustration of a giant excavator claw holding a book titled 'CRPD' hanging above planet Earth.

Today is the day I realised

How did disability shape your day? Diaries from around the world.
23 Sep 2026
An illustration of a house filled with different scenes, including a person on a bed, a wheelchair user, a running child, and someone collapsed on the floor.

Rise and fall

Rise of the far right, fall of international development, and curated news from 40 countries
10 Sep 2026
A photo of a roadside protest, where a powerchair-user draped in a Union Jack flag is blocking an oncoming blue van.

Away in August

Back in September!
05 Aug 2026
Postcard style illustration of a canal, with two swans swimming. The banks are grassy on either side and the illustration is framed by a canopy of trees.

Progress is real, but fragile

The long term impacts of inclusion, and curated news from 39 countries
30 Jul 2026
A blonde woman faces a placard reading DISABILITY PRIDE. The sign is held on a stick at a slightly crooked angle and PRIDE is in pink.

A new kind of clock

Crip time, understanding hearing aids, and phantom models of disability
15 Jul 2026
A digital illustration of a distorted and blurred clock being held by a pair of hands.

Oh, it's happening to me

Ageism, ableism and adaptation, with Ashton Applewhite
08 Jul 2026
A digital illustration of Ashton, a white woman, split half and half between her younger and older face.

Disability Debrief at 200

Five reader favourites: the disability movement, climate crisis and data
01 Jul 2026
Dream-like illustration of a globe with Peter and other collaborators flying above it in sunset skies.

Difference is the starting point

Hot weather, inclusive education and curated news from 34 countries
24 Jun 2026
Photograph over the shoulder of a young boy reading a book open in Braille.

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