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.

Working like a dog

Barriers for assistance dogs, and curated disability news from 41 countries
08 Oct 2025
A photo, in profile, of a golden retriever guide dog sitting obediently on a lawn and looking straight ahead, while her trainer, a Black man, stands behind her holding her lead.

Ability to reimagine ourselves

An open call for science fiction, breathing together, and more from the mailbag
24 Sep 2025
A digital illustration depicting a futuristic city, with cars and wheelchairs flying in front of tall buildings.

Asking for forgiveness

Hamburg signs “sorry”, and a tour of the latest news from 40+ countries
10 Sep 2025
An old black-and-white-photo shows an instructor with a long white coat leaning over a boy, as they both mouth a word.

Greatest opportunity to learn

Navigating power, relationships, hostile doorknobs, and ordinary human failings
03 Sep 2025
Digital illustration of a globe, with arms and legs, holding a sketchbook and surrounded by flying papers.

“They burned my heart”

Apocalyptic conditions in Gaza, and curated news from 37 countries.
30 Jul 2025
A photo of the legs of two children, one of them an above-knee amputee, as they stand behind a rusty-coloured drape.

Breathing in

My changing body, new assistive technology and internalised ableism
16 Jul 2025
A close-up illustration of Peter, a 40 year old white man, wearing a breathing mask.

“Without us, you won't move forward”

Luciana Viegas on opening the disability movement to black people with disabilities and other marginalized communities
09 Jul 2025
A photo of Luciana, a young Black woman wearing a black t-shirt, oversized dark-rimmed glasses and her hair in long braids.

But no money to live?

Care, relationships and campaigning against cuts. Plus curated news from 35 countries.
03 Jul 2025
A photo of a young white person who wears a facemask holding a sign above their head that reads "Money to kill but no money to live".

Busy fixing yesterday

Friendship, parenting and the tightrope of disability community
25 Jun 2025
Photograph of a group of protestors holding yellow signs on a sidewalk.

Lots of proteins

Questions of activism, priests using wheelchairs, and more from the mailbag
18 Jun 2025
Illustration of a globe with arms and legs, wearing big headphones, and scrolling a tablet.