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.

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.

How did disability shape your day?

An open call for disability diaries, and discussion from the mailbag
17 Jun 2026
An illustration of an open diary filled with hand-writing, highlights, and pop-up images.

“An industry we cannot escape”

On the red carpet, education incentives, and a disability lens on news from 30+ countries
27 May 2026
A long-shot photo of a Black powerchair-user posing for the cameras as she is photographed on her own at the bottom of the Met Gala steps.

Weathering the storm

Help Disability Debrief sail against strong winds
13 May 2026
Illustration of a historical-style sailing ship in a storm.

“We used to live like kings”

Conflicts, cuts, and some good news as well, from 36 countries
29 Apr 2026
A photo of an older hijabi woman in a wheelchair next to a large white tent.

Listen and smell intently

Undesirable activities, histories of disability rights, and more
22 Apr 2026
An illustration of a blind man with three cats in a living room. The man has his eyes closed and is feeling a cat tower.

Made by humans, for humans

Why Disability Debrief doesn’t use AI (and when it does)
08 Apr 2026
 photo of Peter, lying on his back in bed and using his laptop, which is propped on a pillow against his folded knees.

Annotation for Artificial Intelligence

AI, Iran war, and the latest disability news from 40 countries
25 Mar 2026
A photo, taken in profile, of two Chinese people, one of whom is a wheelchair-user, sat in front of computers at their two desks in an office.