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World Down Syndrome Day Presentation – 21st March 2021

World Down Syndrome Day Presentation – 21st March 2021

by Erika Petrie | Apr 19, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

Rashi (from Face to Face) interviews Erika again on World Down Syndrome Day to talk about what this means and how Shades of Different has been set up to make a difference…how future inclusion lies in changing the mindset and ignorance within society…How...

Forest FM interview for WDSD (21st March 2021)

by Erika Petrie | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

Erika Petrie is interviewed by Steve Saville at Forest FM on World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, to raise further awareness about her daughter Micaela, how Miki has enriched her life, and about her mission with Shades of Different and her objective of making it into a...
Look at me – a poem written for WDSD 2021

Look at me – a poem written for WDSD 2021

by Erika Petrie | Mar 30, 2021 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

Look at me…what do you see? Do you see my ‘dis’-ability? I am able just like you So many things that I can do If you see me in your mind you’ll find a reason to be unkind Look at me through the lens of love you’ll see I’m a blessing...
Interview 15 with Steve Sullivan (series) – future plans for shades of different

Interview 15 with Steve Sullivan (series) – future plans for shades of different

by Erika Petrie | Mar 16, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

Miki with her dad Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about her plans for shades of different moving...
International Women’s Day interview clip with Rashi (talking about respecting diversity and embracing it)

International Women’s Day interview clip with Rashi (talking about respecting diversity and embracing it)

by Erika Petrie | Mar 16, 2021 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

Erika Petrie talks to Rashi about embracing diversity and treating our ‘differently able’ children with the same respect and value of any other children…they teach us so...
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