Peter Torres Fremlin

He/Him
Journalist and Editor
Disability Debrief

Award category:

Politics, Law and Media

I write Disability Debrief, a weekly newsletter that puts a disability lens on world news.

I started the Debrief after a decade working abroad and advising international organisations on disability inclusion. I wanted to provide a trusted resource to keep policy-makers and activists up-to-date on how quickly things were changing. And to be able to reflect together on how we work for change.

And I wanted to hear directly from disabled people, in their own words. I’m particularly proud to have shared dispatches from disabled people in locations ignored by mainstream media. In the last year I’ve featured voices from Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar and beyond. These are stories you won’t find anywhere else.

Learning from each other gives us the tools we need to make change, whether that’s in a commitment to advocacy or in our personal lives. And seeing how disabled people are fighting for their rights on the other side of the world shows we aren’t alone. We’re part of a global community making a better world.

Disability makes us innovate in our own lives, and so we need to innovate in the stories we tell.

Q&A

Peter Torres Fremlin
Do it your way.
Disability Debrief is a unique source of global news about disability, relied upon by government officials, United Nations agencies, charities and activists around the world. As well as curating news from over 150 countries, it brings exclusive coverage from disabled people in places ignored by the mainstream media. It’s a space to find new narratives on disability, nuanced reflection on how we advocate and reporting on the international disability sector. It’s a resource that people use to make change, in their personal and professional lives.
To tell stories about disability that reflect the diversity of our lived experiences.
I’m addicted to online chess
I love connecting with people. I spend hours talking to old friends on the phone and get a thrill from meeting someone new
Dogs
Some barriers are hard to change and need a big investment or new infrastructure. But so much of what we struggle with is people being cruel or discriminatory. If we treated each other better, the world would be better for everyone. More amor, por favor

Areas of expertise

Charity, social enterprise, Community, Cross Sector, Disability Advocacy, Employment, Languages, Politics, Publishing

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