Live Blog
This live blog is about celebrating the inspirational stories and achievements of individuals all over the world who have overcome their ‘different ability’, impairment, stunted growth or otherwise to prove misconceptions are wrong and equality and diversity is the way forward… please enjoy, share and comment thank you …
Forest FM interview for WDSD (21st March 2021)
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...
World Down Syndrome Day 2021 – Feature Article by Rachel Mewes
On World Down Syndrome Day 2021 I want to share with you some of the experiences I have had of being a mother to the beautiful Betsy Iona over the past 3 years. This little firecracker burst into my life and filled me with a strength and energy to protect and fight...
Olivia DePiore
Olivia DePiore, now 24, is a childhood cancer survivor and a successful working model on the runway, as well as in print and TV advertisements. 5ft tall in height, she is quite petite which is unusual in an industry that tends to celebrate statuesque young women. She...
Interview 15 with Steve Sullivan (series) – future plans for shades of different
Miki with her dad https://youtu.be/iSWdW3EU3sU Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about her plans for shades of different moving forward...
Look at me – a poem written for WDSD 2021
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 from above I am able in a...
International Women’s Day interview clip with Rashi (talking about respecting diversity and embracing it)
https://youtu.be/1w2iMfyI1_M 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 much!
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As of 31st March 2022, Shades of Different is now officially registered as a charity incorporated organisation (charity no: 1198481). We aim to raise funds to provide vital therapies and promote better inclusion for differently able children, initially in Dorset and hopefully spreading to other parts of the UK in the future. Please donate as little or as much as you can, knowing that this will really make a difference to these children who really deserve it and can help to make our world a better place.
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