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PerspectivesPerspectives: On DisabilityWhat comes to mind when you think of “accessibility”? A ramp? A disabled parking spot? Maybe an elevator?Now ask yourself is that enough? In our latest Perspectives Podcast episode, “Disability” we talk real life. With guests Dave Walsh, Lori Renna Linton, Peter Torres Fremlin, and Wioleta Jóźwiak, we dive into real stories and experiences.🔹 Key Topics Include:* Why accessibility is more than just ramps and elevators* How everyday oversights (like inadequate toilet facilities or service desks that are too high) still exclude people* What real allyship look...
2025-10-211h 34
Talking In The Dark With Evie Roberts78: Peter Torres Fremlin - Voices of Disability From Across the GlobeIn this episode of Talking in the Dark, host Evie welcomes Peter Torres Fremlin – author, disability activist, and publisher of the Disability Debrief newsletter. In this insightful and thought-provoking conversation, Peter opens up about his own disability journey and the powerful role storytelling can play in shifting perceptions around the world.Peter shares his experiences navigating disability in diverse cultural contexts, highlighting how attitudes and language shape the way disability is understood internationally. He dives into the importance of sharing authentic lived experiences and how these narratives can challenge stereotypes, foster empathy, and drive real change....
2025-07-061h 01
You Can’t Spell Inclusion Without a DEp. 32: The Global State of Disability Inclusion in 2025In the Province of Ontario, Canada, the twentieth anniversary of legislation that was supposed to make the province fully accessible by 2025 came and went in January with Ontario being nowhere near fully accessible for people who have a disability.
Over in France, with disability groups protesting in Paris on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of that country’s disability law of 2005, people chanted rien n’a changé, or, nothing has changed.
And then there’s the United States, where DEI has been made illegal and there’s been government action that’s already directly impacting p...
2025-04-221h 06You Can’t Spell Inclusion Without a DEp. 32: The Global State of Disability Inclusion in 2025In the Province of Ontario, Canada, the twentieth anniversary of legislation that was supposed to make the province fully accessible by 2025 came and went in January with Ontario being nowhere near fully accessible for people who have a disability.
Over in France, with disability groups protesting in Paris on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of that country’s disability law of 2005, people chanted rien n’a changé, or, nothing has changed.
And then there’s the United States, where DEI has been made illegal and there’s been government action that’s already directly impacting p...
2025-04-221h 06
The Way We RollKeep it light: Assisted Suicide update and when is hypocrisy acceptable? Plus best bits of 2024On Friday, 29th November, Members of Parliament voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Phil, who is part of Not Dead Yet, an organisation that opposed the bill, gives us an update. He was also at the demonstration outside Westminster Palace. On our last podcast, our guest Peter Torres Fremlin said that sometimes, as disabled advocates, we need to mature and accept people’s motives, which might not be the same as ours, but a win is a win. We debate some moments of possible recent hypocrisy, i.e. funding for...
2024-12-2054 minThe Way We RollHas Our Day Arrived? International Disability perspectives with Susan Scott-Parker and Peter Fremlin TorresThis month, to coincide with the International Day of Persons with a Disability 2024, we will explore the international progress of disability inclusion with our two guests.Susan Scott Parker is a renowned global expert and an authoritative voice on disability and its effects on global business.Peter Torres Fremlin is the editor of Disability Debrief, a newsletter that reports on disability news from around the world and the people who are making change happen.We asked Susan and Peter about the persistent challenges. Are the large NGO’s and the conferences effective? Conversely, ar...
2024-11-291h 02
AXSChat PodcastRedefining Representation in Disability NewsDiscover the captivating journey of Peter Torres-Fremlin, the visionary behind Disability Debrief, as he reveals how a platform dedicated to disability reporting came to be. Through his experiences with international organizations and his commitment to amplifying voices from the global south, Peter takes us on a tour of the crucial role investigative journalism plays in the disability sector. Unravel the challenges of navigating an overloaded information landscape and the transformative potential of AI in shaping the future of journalism.Explore the profound questions surrounding disability data accuracy and the importance of transparency and accountability within the community...
2024-10-1837 min
Business Disability ForumDisability Today - Episode 2 - Disability inclusion in business is it just purple washingDiane Lightfoot delves into the debate surrounding the business motivations for disability inclusion: does it matter if businesses are only trying to make themselves look good if they are affecting positive change? Peter Torres Fremlin and Birgit Neu shed light on whether purple-washing is a hindrance or a help.
2024-09-1853 min
The Curious Compassionate PodcastBooks as Bridges with Sound Switch Wonder by Christine J. Ko and Owen WhangIn this episode, Roxanne Chester and Gina Soldano-Herrle talk about co-Picture Book Peep Member Christine J. Ko’s book, Sound Switch Wonder. Christine’s book creates a bridge toward an unhearing experience told through the POV of a boy with cochlear implants (like her son, Owen Whang, also her co-author).We were definitely ambitious in this first episode of The Curious Compassionate. 🏋️We wanted to tackle the idea of using picture books as bridges between different experiences with radical empathy and curious compassion. A bit much for 22 minutes, no?With that said, this is really...
2024-05-2422 min
Business Disability ForumIf you don't mind me asking... Season 2 Episode 3 with Peter Torres FremlinPeter Torres Fremlin is the Editor of Disability Debrief, a weekly newsletter which 'sees world news through a disability lens'. In this episode, he talks to Lucy and Dan about his experiences of disability working in international development, how the challenges and often innovative solutions vary in different places and prevalent global trends and challenges affecting disabled people.
2023-12-1333 min
Down to the StrutsDisability News from Around the World with Peter Torres FremlinQudsiya sits down with Peter Torres Fremlin, the author of the newsletter Disability Debrief, a project that brings together disability news and resources from over 125 countries around the world. Peter recounts his travels as an international disability rights expert, his own personal journey into disability identity, and gives us a behind the scenes look at Disability Debrief.
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2023-08-2236 min
With Love And Justice For AllEp.100 - A Conversation with Caz KilljoyOur featured guest for Disability Pride Month is Caz Killjoy. Caz is a Disability and Sexuality Freelance Educator and Consultant. Caz (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is currently on medical sabbatical. Prior to that sabbatical, they spent their life focusing on the things that make most people uncomfortable: accessibility; sex and kink; pain, disability, and illness; death and poverty; advocacy; and digital harm reduction. Caz is a white, genderqueer, queer person who practices non-monogamy as a relationship anarchist. Caz is also an abolitionist, an anarchist, an atheist, and an anti-Zionist; a lumpen-precariat; a formerly unhoused person; a former sex worker...
2023-07-201h 08
Strength & Solidarity35. Disability Rights: Activism as a vital ingredient for victoriesThe death in March 2023 of US disability rights activist Judy Heumann provoked grief but also joyful celebration of a leader whose strategic instincts and sheer grit helped secure victories that improved peoples’ lives. Heumann never lost her faith in activism - building power at street level. She led persons with disabilities and their allies in blocking traffic, occupying buildings and often literally putting their bodies on the line for the cause. Three disability rights advocates – Catalina Devandas, Alberto Vasquez and Peter Torres Fremlin reflect on that history and ask whether activism is still a central tool for their community. They...
2023-06-0145 minThe Way We RollAre we looking at disability through the wrong lens?Peter Torres Fremlin joins us this month. He’s a prolific writer and journalist, specifically the Disability Debrief which is a newsletter reporting on disability news from around the world and the people that are making change happen.He has lived and worked in many countries, including Bangladesh and Egypt and worked for several large international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation and Humanity and Inclusion (formerly Handicappe International). In a personal and professional conversation, Peter asks if we’ve focused too narrowly on the barrier removal, the societal-based definition of disability. He challenges this...
2023-03-311h 00
Human Potential At WorkE355: Disability Debrief- With Peter Torres FremlinPeter Torres Fremlin joins the program to discuss his newsletter, Disability Debrief, which is dedicated to helping people keep up with disability news from around the world and the people that are making change happen.
2023-03-0152 min
Disability, Movement, Etcetera"John's Parasport Swear Jar"It's our last pod of the year, and it's out on a Monday! Woo!On today's show, John and Andy discuss their end-of-the-year takeaways and what they're looking forward to in the new year. They also discussed the CDC's 180..360(?)...on masking. John interviewed Peter Torres Fremlin, creator of the Disability Debrief.Episode sponsor: Kitcaster.For more information, detailed show notes can be found at blankowl.com.Disability, Movement, Etcetera is a Blank Owl Production.This show was produced by John Loeppky and Andrew Colombo-Dougovito.Audio recording was...
2022-12-201h 34
Disability Crosses BordersDisability Advocacy Between Countries and Cultures with Peter Torres FremlinPeter Torres Fremlin works in international cooperation for disabled people and has lived abroad extensively. Following his life’s trajectory, we cover how Peter found his love for the field, disability rights between countries, living your values as an international consultant, and more. Enjoy. Subscribe to Disability Debrief. Follow Peter on Twitter. Share this episode Read… Continue reading Disability Advocacy Between Countries and Cultures with Peter Torres Fremlin
2021-10-2357 minDisability Crosses BordersDisability Advocacy Between Countries and Cultures with Peter Torres FremlinPeter Torres Fremlin works in international cooperation for disabled people and has lived abroad extensively. Following his life’s trajectory, we cover how Peter found his love for the field, disability rights between countries, living your values as an international consultant, and more. Enjoy. Subscribe to Disability Debrief. Follow Peter on Twitter. Share this episode Read… Continue reading Disability Advocacy Between Countries and Cultures with Peter Torres Fremlin
2021-10-2357 min
Ruh Global Impact#158: Advancing Disability Inclusion in the Global Business ConversationPeter Torres Fremlin joins the program to discuss the work that he does internationally on disability rights, as well his interest in languages, equality, and culture. Peter also reveals why having a disability makes him great at his job. This episode was recorded live on Facebook, captioned and streamed on facebook www.facebook.com/debraruh or… Continue Reading #158: Advancing Disability Inclusion in the Global Business Conversation
2019-05-0900 min
Human Potential At WorkE158: Advancing Disability Inclusion in the Global Business Conversation Peter Torres Fremlin joins the program to discuss the work that he does internationally on disability rights, as well his interest in languages, equality, and culture. Peter also reveals why having a disability makes him great at his job.
2019-05-0845 min