Peter shares his journey in disability advocacy, how he started Disability Debrief, and the crucial role it plays in informing and uniting the disability community.
In this episode of Inclusion Europe Radio, we welcome Peter Fremlin, known for his newsletter, Disability Debrief.
Peter Fremlin and Milan Šveřepa talk about the challenges of keeping up with global disability news, and the importance of narrative storytelling in disability rights advocacy. The conversation is about current climate of policy regression in disability rights across Europe and globally, the role of civil society, and innovative approaches to maintaining representation and advocacy.
What Peter talks about:
00:00 Welcome to Inclusion Europe Radio
00:29 Meet Peter Frelin: Disability Debrief
01:12 The accidental journalist
01:55 Disability Debrief: a global perspective
03:56 Challenges and insights in disability reporting
09:24 Navigating social media and community building
14:38 The Importance of storytelling in advocacy
20:38 Shifting the conversation: advocacy on our terms
22:43 Employment issues and proving capability
23:53 Breaking segregation and institutionalization
26:02 Government policies and disability rights
26:16 Global regression in disability support
28:10 The role of disability organizations
31:13 Funding and sustainability challenges
37:28 Innovative representation and advocacy
40:00 Concluding thoughts and future conversations
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