Podcasts
World Down Syndrome Day Presentation – 21st March 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYLsVpzb8p4 Rashi (from Face to Face) interviews Erika again on World Down Syndrome Day to talk about what this means and how Shades of Different has been set up to make a difference...how future inclusion lies in changing the mindset...
Forest FM interview for WDSD (21st March 2021)
Erika Petrie is interviewed by Steve Saville at Forest FM on World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, to raise further awareness about her daughter Micaela, how Miki has enriched her life, and about her mission with Shades of Different and her objective of making it into a...
Interview 15 with Steve Sullivan (series) – future plans for shades of different
Miki with her dad https://youtu.be/iSWdW3EU3sU Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about her plans for shades of different moving forward...
International Women’s Day interview clip with Rashi (talking about respecting diversity and embracing it)
https://youtu.be/1w2iMfyI1_M Erika Petrie talks to Rashi about embracing diversity and treating our 'differently able' children with the same respect and value of any other children...they teach us so much!
Interview 14 with Steve Sullivan (series) – the strong bond my daughters have
https://youtu.be/ab1EIfSbs8Y Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about how her daughters Julia and Micaela (Miki) interact with each other and the storng bond they have...
Interview 13 with Steve Sullivan (series) – how I balance my daughters’ needs
https://youtu.be/9RpSHT_KnQ4 Erika Petrie talks to Steve Sullivan about her daughters Julia and Micaela (Miki) and how she balances their different needs, given Micaela is 'differently able'!
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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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