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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.

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.

Spotlight or Substance?

The Zero Project 2026 and what's missing from disability lists
19 Mar 2026
A photo of Peter, a white man with dark hair, beard and glasses, wearing a pink shirt and navy blue suit and talking into a microphone as he sits beside three other people on a panel.

Together as a collective force

Debrief readers, relevant stories, and more from the mailbag
04 Mar 2026
Digital illustration of a cute anthropomorphic globe reading a letter while lying back against a pillow.

Reimagining and Rebuilding

Reconstruction in Syria, and curated news from 40 countries
18 Feb 2026
A photo of a late middle-aged man supporting himself on crutches and wearing a red keffiyeh as he stands in front of a construction site.

Connecting the disability community

Robert Bosch Stiftung support for Disability Debrief
10 Feb 2026

“People mutually helping each other”

Disability rights in Myanmar and curated news from 26 countries
28 Jan 2026
Illustration of a crutch-user's silhouette in Myanmar's landscape, covered with splashes and scribbles of red and crimson and a yellow ribbon of hope.

Broken then blooming

Imagining a future where disability rights are real
21 Jan 2026
A digital illustration of damaged mid-rise buildings, on the bank of a lake where figures gather. Plants cover the buildings.

Onwards into the unknown

Setbacks and soulmates: a disabled look back on 2025
17 Dec 2025
A digital illustration of Peter falling into a light-blue magical time portal showing transition from 2025 to 2026.

“It is a theatre of contradictions”

Disability day, climate change, and curated news from 38 countries
10 Dec 2025
A brightly coloured photograph of seven men and women, several of whom are wheelchair-users or visibly disabled. They are side by side on a kitsch, carefully choreographed stage.

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