Podcasts
Radio Wimborne World DS Day
Erika talks to Graham Clarke about World Down Syndrome Day, Micaela and her progress and what shades of different is trying to achieve through their fundraising. To listen to this podcast please click the play button below:
Hope FM WDSD interview – March 2023
To listen to this podcast please click the play button below: Ryan Boydon interviews Erika Petrie about WDSD & awareness raising including Micaela and her resilience, the live blog and topics raised within it. Joanna Criscenti is patched in to talk about her...
Face to face with Rashi – WDSD 21st March 2023
Rashi Kumar, journalist and broadcaster from Face to Face with Rashi interviews Erika Petrie to celebrate WDSD and the achievements of individuals with Down Syndrome all over the world. Her daughter Micaela who has Down Syndrome is also mentioned and features in the...
World Down Syndrome Day – Yowah Radio Podcast March 2023
Steve Twynham interviews Erika Petrie about World Down Syndrome Day and the awareness raising that takes place on 21st March, the latest developments with Shades of Different since it became a registered charity a year ago, Micaela, the inclusion anthem 'Include Me'...
No Stigmas interview part 2 – Erika Petrie talks about advocating for Micaela’s mental health
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...
No Stigmas interview part 1 on diversity and mental health – November 2022
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...
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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