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Peter Torres Fremlin

@desibility.bsky.social

Covering world news with a disability lens. I love languages, questions and places I've lived πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡§πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ Writing Disability Debrief: https://www.disabilitydebrief.org/signup

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love the newsletter! always a great mix and well-explained

07.10.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

looking forward!

03.10.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh how exciting!! always appreciate your recs and loved the first seasons of this

03.10.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much El! Always appreciate so much your reading and kind words πŸ™πŸΌ

02.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A chainsaw to disability rights How Argentina’s far-right government is attacking disability benefits and the disability movement is fighting back

"The disability movement has come together as one of the strongest voices defending human rights in Argentina."

The disability emergency in Argentina shows the dangers disabled people face from the far-right. It's great to see how they can be resisted.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/chai...

01.10.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Clara! These were compiled by @ainekc.bsky.social

29.09.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate and disability resource guide: understanding Disabled perspectives, climate activism, and resources for education and research.

So far the best list of resources I've found about the intersection of disability and climate justice! β™ΏοΈβœŠοΈπŸŒ

Thanks to @desibility.bsky.social for compiling this!
www.disabilitydebrief.org/climate-unde...

29.09.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Letters from the Future An Open Call for Disability Science Fiction

Imagine... the year is 2050, and disability rights are real.

Send us a letter to tell us what this future looks like.

We'll publish our five favourite entries and pay Β£100 for each one. The deadline is 1st November 2025.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...

29.09.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Katri! We've already started getting some moving submissions, imagining a moment outside of our current fights...

(and btw I asked Rob to share w LFTW storytelling competition winners also)

26.09.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed reading the Debrief, it has so many issues to keep thinking about. Nyuki wrote on education & inclusion back in February. She wonders about inclusion in education and I want to think assimilation, normalcy, and much more. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/one-...

26.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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9/22/25 - Rehabilitation, AI biases, and COVID vaccine access Good afternoon! And welcome to Autumn. It's my favorite season, weather-wise, here in Northeastern New York State. The leaves aren't anywhere near full color yet. When they are, I may share a photo ...

Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, September 22, 2025 - Rehabilitation, AI biases, and COVID vaccine access

#Disability #Disabled

disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/9-22-25-reha...

22.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

such a fun and interesting day - thanks for hosting us Lucy!

26.09.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

amazing, congrats Vera!

26.09.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ability to reimagine ourselves An open call for science fiction, breathing together, and more from the mailbag

What a much-needed hope-filled call to reimagine our future in this week's @desibility.bsky.social brief. Take a look and submit: www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/reim...

24.09.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“

23.09.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to share my new piece with @desibility.bsky.social! It's about my experience in a physical rehabilitation hospital, shame, and, the ways that for-profit healthcare emphasizes individual responsibility for failing health - to my own detriment.

17.09.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get set for independence Why I left the rehab hospital more disabled than when I arrived

β€œIndependence was the supposed goal, and the hospital would justify withdrawing their costly care by pretending I had achieved it.”

In today's Disability Debrief, @racheldl.bsky.social exposes the perils of for-profit healthcare in the US.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/get-...

17.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Asking for forgiveness Hamburg signs β€œsorry”, and a tour of the latest news from 40+ countries

Asking for forgiveness www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/aski... #a11y

15.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign-up to get a disability lens on world news An engaging weekly guide for the disability community and disability curious.

I need your help to reach a new milestone for Disability Debrief: 4,000 weekly readers.

We're 10-20 folk short of reaching that landmark, for a newsletter that publishes global disability stories you won't read anywhere else.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/signup

15.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

helpful and interesting review, thank you Naomi!

10.09.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

looks very helpful, thanks!

05.09.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks!

04.09.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greatest opportunity to learn Navigating power, relationships, hostile doorknobs, and ordinary human failings

β€œYour disability can be your greatest opportunity to learn about the world.” – @sophielmorgan.bsky.social

In this edition we learn about doorknobs, ableism, and the pressures of authoritarian regimes. (Plus an electric wheelchair-using sheep)

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/oppo...

04.09.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greatest opportunity to learn Navigating power, relationships, hostile doorknobs, and ordinary human failings

latest newsletter from @desibility.bsky.social - 'Disabled people are figuring things out for themselves, and this edition shares reactions to ableist interactions and increased authoritarianism.'

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/oppo...

03.09.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disability News Service needs new subscribers For more than 16 years, Disability News Service has broken important stories about the discrimination disabled people face every day across the UK. Now DNS is looking for new subscribers to help fu…

For more than 16 years, Disability News Service has broken important stories about the discrimination disabled people face every day across the UK.
Now DNS is looking for new subscribers to help fund its work.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-n...

02.09.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

great to get to know your views, Sara πŸ™πŸΌ

04.08.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThey burned my heart” Apocalyptic conditions in Gaza, and curated news from 37 countries.

β€œThere is no safe space in Gaza.”

This week's Disability Debrief curates disability news from 37 countries. And its starts by seeing the situation of disabled people in the apocalyptic conditions in Gaza.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/they...

31.07.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThey burned my heart” Apocalyptic conditions in Gaza, and curated news from 37 countries.

They burned my heart: thanks @desibility.bsky.social for continuing to report about the horrific situation of people , and specifically with details about people with disabilities in Gaza. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/they...

31.07.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

great to get to know you better Julia!

23.07.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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