Erika Petrie | Shades of Different

Kim Searle talks to Erika Petrie about giving ‘differently able’ children a voice

by Erika Petrie | Jul 31, 2020 | Feel Good, Podcasts

Kim Searle talks to Erika Petrie about future plans for Shades of Different and the live blog that has recently been set...

Hamish McNeill, a young man with Down Syndrome sets up his own bakery

by Erika Petrie | Jul 30, 2020 | Articles, Feel Good

Hamish McNeill has known from a very young age he wanted to become a chef and set up his own business, and he didn’t let society or disability stop him. He has recently been able to realise his dream by opening a paleo style bakery ‘Hungry Hamish’ in...

Gabi Angelini, an American girl with down syndrome who is setting up her own coffee shop

by Erika Petrie | Jul 26, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

Gabi Angelini, a young girl now in her twenties who discovered how hard it was to be in permanent employment because of her disability, is now in the process of setting up her own coffee shop called ‘Gabi’s Grounds’. Through this venture which she...

Lauren Potter, actress with Down Syndrome in ‘Glee’

by Erika Petrie | Jul 23, 2020 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good

At only 19 years of age, Lauren Potter through her sheer determination has managed to be accepted onto the cast of the ‘Glee’ series in the States, where last year she took centre stage. She played the role of Becky Jackson, a cheerleader with Down...