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Working with differently able children who face challenges integrating at school by Chris Spackman

Working with differently able children who face challenges integrating at school by Chris Spackman

by Guest Writer | Feb 11, 2023 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

I work as a volunteer, primarily with a local school in my area, but also with others in the north of Dorset.  I support work by Young Enterprise to help young people understand the working world, the career opportunities available to them and their strengths,  as...
Hot Off The Press News – Joseph Clifton

Hot Off The Press News – Joseph Clifton

by Guest Writer | Feb 2, 2023 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

Hot off the press news – Joseph Clifton has just been selected by the English Karate Federation, to represent England in the Senior European Championships in Spain in March in the para category! We are still reeling with the amazing news, but so excited. As ever, we...
No Stigmas interview part 2 – Erika Petrie talks about advocating for Micaela’s mental health

No Stigmas interview part 2 – Erika Petrie talks about advocating for Micaela’s mental health

by Erika Petrie | Jan 11, 2023 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

UK mental health advocate and mother of daughter with Down Syndrome, Erika Petrie speaks openly about the need for inclusion and love, that and more in this new episode of our digital S.P.E.A.K. series, UNSILENT. In Part 2 of this 2-part conversation, we talk more...
Success story: Olivia De Piore, a model with Down Syndrome is due to be internationally recognised in Dubai

Success story: Olivia De Piore, a model with Down Syndrome is due to be internationally recognised in Dubai

by Guest Writer | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

We are very proud to announce Olivia De Piore is due to be internationally recognized for all of her advocacy for inclusion efforts in Dubai in the next few weeks. She will also be a Milestone Global Conclave panelist to share her vision as well as the importance for...
Jaxon’s story by Lorraine Buckmaster

Jaxon’s story by Lorraine Buckmaster

by Guest Writer | Jan 3, 2023 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

I didn’t want a baby with Down syndrome That day I got the call from the screening midwife will stay with me forever. My world crashed in. 1 in 5 “risk”, she called it a risk, of my baby having Down syndrome. Not altogether unexpected, we all know...
No Stigmas interview part 1 on diversity and mental health – November 2022

No Stigmas interview part 1 on diversity and mental health – November 2022

by Erika Petrie | Nov 24, 2022 | Current Affairs, Feel Good, Podcasts

Part 1 of an exclusive podcast facilitated by Lance Bordelon from #NoStigmas who encourages Erika Petrie to speak up about how nearly losing her youngest daughter Micaela (who has Down Syndrome) six years ago took its toll on her mental health and how she interprets...
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