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 …
HRB Interview for Down Syndrome Awareness Month 17th October 2021
Christopher Ross interviews Erika Petrie on Hospital Radio Bedside about Down Syndrome Awareness Month and her plans for Shades of Different moving forward as well as playing Miki's song.
Raising a child with Down Syndrome by Pooja Maheshwary
A few weeks ago, I came across an Instagram handle that caught my attention. The feed had pictures and videos of a young mum and her child who has Down syndrome. What really piqued my interest was the positivity and love I felt while browsing through their feed, and I...
Julie and Darcy’s story by Julie Fisher (DS Awareness Month)
Our story began in 2003 when I met a lovely lady Tina. Our eldest children were in the same grade together in primary school and we became friends very quickly. Tina has a daughter, Amy, who lives with Down Syndrome. When we first met, Amy was about 3 years old. I...
Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Reggie’s story
WRITTEN BY CHRIS, REGGIE’S DAD Reggie was born in December 2019. He was actually due on Christmas day but arrived early by C-section due to my wife suffering from pre-eclampsia. It was so surreal the moment Reggie arrived, which is all the more reason why I believe he...
Jack’s Birth Story (written by his mother)
In early July 2012, we found out we were expecting our second child which happened to be exactly the same time of year that we got pregnant with Luke, our first son. At our first OB appointment we found out that this child's due date would be four days before Luke's...
Dalila’s Story
The inspiring story of a young lady with Cerebral Palsy who wishes to use her diagnosis to make a difference to others and educate society…
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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