Peter Torres Fremlin

For a perspective that gives an important counterweight to some mainstream disability influencers see @racheldl.bsky.social

For example in her comments here www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/forg...

I've enjoyed reflecting on it since then, really evocative. And perhaps my fave quote this week -

bsky.app/profile/did:...

“Self-advocacy is hard work” Explaining our experiences, “cripping up”, and kids' questions

Part of disability is trying to explain our experiences, whether it be to children, bureaucrats or a new lover.

My favourite quotes on self-advocacy and much more, including @accease.bsky.social @rossshowalter.com @afropersonnage.ch et al

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/self...

a moving lovely and painful story, thank you Ross 🙏🏼

A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing Fiction - The Offing Magazine

New story! I wrote (yet again) about ASL students, romantic relationships, and the uncertainty that arises when someone starts to learn a language after meeting you.

I'm grateful to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social and @theoffingmag.bsky.social for giving it space.

But that tenth doctor? She (yes, she) RECOMMENDs giving us your money. 9 out of 10 doctors RECOMMEND giving them your money. give it to ‘em!!! Swipe for a less funny but more informative message

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oh, wow! beautiful you have those ❤️

Thanks El. Me too. Looking at her work I was struck by how much she did with DVP (lays down the gauntlet for my own ambitions also!) as well as how many projects she collaborated on beyond that.

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Thanks so much El 🙏🏼 Would love to know which pieces of Alice's work stayed with you?

thanks for sharing 🙏🏼 😬

A digital illustration of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in her early fifties, with a ginger cat curled up in her lap. Alice is looking directly at us and smiling with her mouth closed and a serene, thoughtful expression. Her hair is tied up, and she wears her signature dark red lipstick and a blue sweater. She sits in a wheelchair with a head rest, and is connected to a long ventilator tube through a tracheostomy. The background is coloured with a light blue wash of watercolour and signed by Kinanty Andini.

“I'm honoured to be your ancestor”: remembering Alice Wong in her own words.

Alice's writing changed the way I see myself and our future. Here are the ones that touched me most:

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/hono...

A digital illustration of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in her early fifties, with a ginger cat curled up in her lap. Alice is looking directly at us and smiling with her mouth closed and a serene, thoughtful expression. Her hair is tied up, and she wears her signature dark red lipstick and a blue sweater. She sits in a wheelchair with a head rest, and is connected to a long ventilator tube through a tracheostomy. The background is coloured with a light blue wash of watercolour and signed by Kinanty Andini.

“I'm honoured to be your ancestor”: remembering Alice Wong in her own words.

Alice's writing changed the way I see myself and our future. Here are the ones that touched me most:

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/hono...

Take that back as doesn't look like your DMs are open.

I need some web accessibility help - my contact at www.disabilitydebrief.org/contact/

hi Sarah, sending you a DM

congratulations!

Falling for Budapest Moving country with a progressive disability and finding a new attitude to risk

Sometimes disability lets you rip up the blueprint and do life differently.

Mario Georgiou shares how his progressive disability – Usher Syndrome – led him to move from London to Budapest, and the (mis)adventures he had along the way:

“I go to school like this.”

Fight against normality Protests, sign languages, and curated disability news from 42 countries

Mad Pride protests in France denounced violence in medical treatment. One of the protestors said: “All my life, I’ve been told I was different. Today, I’ve come to fight against normality!”

This and more in an update with disability news from 42 countries.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/figh...

Britain Is Having the World’s Most Extreme Immigration Debate The British discourse makes even the Trump administration look moderate.

I wrote something with the wonderful @mcslaven.bsky.social about how the immigration debate in the UK has becoming so mind-bogglingly radicalised.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/b...

The United Nations isn't doing enough on disability A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”

The United Nations isn't doing enough on disability www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s... #a11y

another one that took my breath away

Thanks for reading and kind words! 🙏🏼

“This should not be happening” Lessons on how backsliding democracy curtails disability rights

What happens to disability rights in a backsliding democracy?

We can learn from countries who have been down that path already.

Gabor @petrigoh.bsky.social shares his own experience and research from Central and Eastern Europe.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/this...

Join us this Thursday! The awesome @desibility.bsky.social will be our guest, and I am really looking forward!

The United Nations isn't doing enough on disability A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”

The UN isn't doing enough on disability: an evaluation of a five-year reform shows progress is “extremely slow”.

Plus, the lessons of inclusion that I took from latrines.

www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s...

Thanks Neil, I just caught up with this piece - I was moved, share some of the same feelings, and appreciate your insights.

Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?

Take the quiz at thesqueakywheel.org/who-said...

It was someone he knew.

when this happened to a friend (for some side comment he made that joked about drugs) he got it back by finding a contact at Meta