Podcasts
Interview 5 with Steve Sullivan (series) – What is special about Julia
https://youtu.be/xxVgg1a4SCE Steve Sullivan talks again to Erika Petrie, this time about her eldest daughter Julia and how she is positively affected by having a sibling who is different, and the extra awareness and sensitivity it brings...
Interview 4 with Steve Sullivan (series) – the story behind the song
https://youtu.be/ekBhCmMe678 Steve Sullivan talks again to Erika Petrie about how the song 'Different' came about, what motivated Erika to write it and the story behind it...
Interview 3 with Steve Sullivan (series) – Website Vision
https://youtu.be/ph1P4TuxqWo Steve Sullivan talks to Erika Petrie in the next part of this interview series about how Shades of Different came about and her long term plan and vision for the website...
Interview 2 with Steve Sullivan (interview series about Micaela and Shades of Different)
https://youtu.be/hzn-v-VMWPA Steve Sullivan interviews Erika Petrie again about the support structure she has available in looking after and caring for her daughter Micaela. Erika also goes on to speak about the wider scope for 'Shades of Different'.
Intro Interview with Steve Sullivan about differently abled children – December 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Simn4ULHu0w&feature=youtu.be Erika Petrie is interviewed by Steve Sullivan about differently abled children and how the Shades of Different awareness raising campaign came about. This is the first in a series of fourteen interviews...
Radio Wimborne Interview for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Kelly Webb at Radio Wimborne interviews Erika Petrie about Shades of Different, how it came about, Miki and the new live blog and the song is aired.
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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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