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 …
Interview 12 with Steve Sullivan (series) – my daughters
https://youtu.be/7omfJYPkiQ0 Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about her daughters Julia and Micaela (Miki) who has DS and their amazing bond!
Interview 11 with Steve Sullivan (series) – Shades of Different and the purpose of the live blog
Cheeky Micaela! https://youtu.be/QyTPEj3oc88 Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about how the purpose of the live blog and what it aims to achieve...
Do you know what Trisomy 21 is? (by Alison Press)
Almost 13 years ago, I was a couple of days shy of having our first child. Much longed for and being the grand old age of 39 (in NHS terms an “elderly primigravida”), we were taking no chances and so opted to find out the sex of our longed-for baby so we could...
Heba Asaad
Heba Assad, an Arabic 22 year old girl with Down Syndrome, who is a third year student at the faculty of Media is a girl who has never given up in the face of adversity. Not only is she a Radio Presenter and Theatre Actress as well as being a student, but she has now...
Marina’s Story
Marina is a young girl with Down Syndrome who in November will turn 11. Despite being hospitalised when she was very young and having emergency surgery on her stomach, she has overcome all her obstacles and gone from strength to strength. She attends mainstream school...
Face 2 Face Feature interview with Rashi
https://youtu.be/RiuLqmmUgHI Detailed interview on Rashi's talk show Face2Face where Erika Petrie talks about her family, her professional background, her passion for differently able children, how Micaela speaks to her and how Shades of Different came about, as well...
Donate Now!
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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