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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 8h

And a special thanks to our core team for coordinating another incredible event, including our trustees Chris Gemmell, Elias Apreko and Helen Carpenter, our speaker, Dr Hope Gerlach-Houck, our team member, Iman Sheperia, our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal and our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie.

50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 8h

In yesterday's feedback session, participants shared how empowering it was to practise real interview questions, explore disclosure, multilingual experiences, and the role of authenticity in interviews.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 8h

We’ve just wrapped up our 9th Global Practice Interview Event — connecting people who stutter and employers from six continents for a week of learning, confidence-building, and community 🌍

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 7d

Tomorrow: our webinar with Dr Hope Gerlach-Houck - “Exploring the impact of AI in the workplace for people who stutter”

💌 Email [email protected]
for the link to join

Good luck to everyone taking part as an interviewer or interviewee this week! 💬

#PracticeInterview #Inclusion #ISAD

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 7d

Huge thanks to our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, and our trustees, Elias Apreko, and Chris Gemmell, for leading the sessions. And thank you to our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, for organising the event.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 7d

We’ve kicked off our 9th Global Practice Interview Event with two Educational Briefings, bringing together 80+ interviewees and interviewers from 20+ countries across 6 continents! 🌍

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 13d

Dr Gerlach-Houck, Associate Professor at Western Michigan University, researches the intersections of ableism and stuttering. Recently, she co-authored the research paper 'Stuttering and Labor Market Outcomes in the United States' and serves on the Leadership team of the HeardAI project.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 13d

As part of our 9th Global Practice Interview Programme, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr Hope Gerlach-Houck for a talk on:

'Exploring the Impact of AI in the Workplace for People Who Stutter'

📅 Wed 8 Oct, 12:30–1:30pm GMT
👉 DM us for the link to join.

Poster announcing 50mv webinar 'Exploring the impact of AI in the workplace for people who stutter'. It has a green background, with the webinar title and a portrait of Dr Gerlach-Houck. A white woman with long blonde hair, smiling softly at the camera. She's wearing a black blazer over a black and white herringbone-patterned dress.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 21d

👉 If you can’t find it, please check your junk/spam folder. If it’s still not there, drop us a message at [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you at one of the mandatory Educational Briefings on Monday 6 October!

50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 21d

If your application has been successful, your email includes details of the interviewer/interviewee you’ve been paired with - plus instructions for your next steps.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 21d

To everyone who applied for our 9th Global Practice Interview Event – you should now have received an email from our Global Co-ordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, via [email protected].

Poster that reads 'Celebrating International Stuttering Awareness Day #ISAD - 22 October' on a pink background. Then says '9th Global Practice Interview Event for people who stutter 6-13 October.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 26d

Still time to apply for the Operations & Finance Officer role with 50 Million Voices! Applications will close Sunday 21st September.

Check out the thread below for more details 👇

50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our small and friendly team is expanding!

We're #hiring for a 6 month term freelance Operations & Finance Officer.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations Andrew!

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Andrew Janes @cartivist.bsky.social · Sep 13

I & other fine people did this long walk in aid of @50millionvoices.bsky.social, a marvellous charity of which I am a trustee. There is still time to sponsor me: www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Sep 4

🟢 The event is free for people who stutter. While there’s scale for allies who don't stutter, e.g. Speech and Language Therapists go free, we ask for a modest contribution from large employers towards our costs.

Find out more and apply on our website: www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Sep 4

🟢 You will need to commit 5-6 hours of online availability during 6-13 October to attend a mandatory educational briefing, your 1-1 practice interview with feedback, an optional extra learning session, and an optional group feedback session at the end.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Sep 4

There's still time to apply! Applications will close at midnight on Monday 8 September.

What do you need to know?

🟢 You can take part as an interviewee who stutters, or an interviewer. As an interviewer, you don't have to be a person who stutters, you can be an ally.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Sep 4

We've now received 75 applications for our 9th Global Practice Interview Programme for people who stutter from 21 countries, including some countries we haven't had representation from before! These include applications from Africa, Scandinavia, the Baltic States & Southern Europe.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 27

About the role:
- 14 hours a week with flexible timing for mutual convenience
- UK based remote working (from home)
- Responsibilities include a mixture of financial and operational support
- £18 per hour, negotiable

Find out more details and how to apply: www.50millionvoices.org/operations-f...

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our small and friendly team is expanding!

We're #hiring for a 6 month term freelance Operations & Finance Officer.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 23

Worth celebrating & sharing!

#impact #inclusion #stutter #stammer #PracticeInterviews #StutteringTalent

Iain Wilkie @iainwilkie.bsky.social · Aug 23

I love it when we attract someone from a 'new' country to our global Practice #Interview events. It suggests we're reaching more communities & helping more people who #stutter! With 3 new ones below, our program has now reached people in 42 countries!

Thanks to everyone supporting us. Please share

50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 23

Exciting mix of applications so far from 11 countries, incl. 3 new- Gambia, Gibraltar & Latvia - for our 9th global Practice Interview event!

Spaces still available for #interviewees #interviewers & #employers.

Event FREE for people who stutter.

Apply via website: 50millionvoices.org

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 23

Exciting mix of applications so far from 11 countries, incl. 3 new- Gambia, Gibraltar & Latvia - for our 9th global Practice Interview event!

Spaces still available for #interviewees #interviewers & #employers.

Event FREE for people who stutter.

Apply via website: 50millionvoices.org

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 15

🟢 The event is free for people who stutter, while there’s scale for allies who don't stutter e.g Speech and Language Therapists go free, we ask for a modest contribution from large employers towards our costs.

Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...

#ISAD2025 #ISAD

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 15

What do you need to know?

🟢 You can take part as an interviewee who stutters, or an interviewer. As an interviewer, you don't have to be a person who stutters, you can be an ally.

🟢 You will need to commit 5-6 hours of availability during 6-13 October to attend the sessions.

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50 Million Voices @50millionvoices.bsky.social · Aug 15

People who stutter miss out on the right roles for our talents while employers miss out on talented employees, who often have strengths in resilience, empathy and listening.

This is where our online Practice Interview events come in.

The event will take place the week of 6-13 October.

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