50 Million Voices
@50millionvoices.bsky.social
UK charity & global community transforming the world of work for people who stutter.
We run educational & developmental activities for people who stutter & work with employers to help them create stuttering-inclusive cultures. https://50millionvoices.org
We run educational & developmental activities for people who stutter & work with employers to help them create stuttering-inclusive cultures. https://50millionvoices.org
Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
This week, from 3-7 November, it's Trustees’ Week in the UK, a time to recognise the incredible contribution of charity trustees across the country.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This week, from 3-7 November, it's Trustees’ Week in the UK, a time to recognise the incredible contribution of charity trustees across the country.
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day! 💚
This year’s theme, “A Diverse Stuttering Community – Meeting Challenges With Strengths”, reminds us there’s no single way to stutter, and no single story.
This year’s theme, “A Diverse Stuttering Community – Meeting Challenges With Strengths”, reminds us there’s no single way to stutter, and no single story.
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day! 💚
This year’s theme, “A Diverse Stuttering Community – Meeting Challenges With Strengths”, reminds us there’s no single way to stutter, and no single story.
This year’s theme, “A Diverse Stuttering Community – Meeting Challenges With Strengths”, reminds us there’s no single way to stutter, and no single story.
A warm welcome to the newest member of our team, Gina Waggott!
Gina, a woman who stammers, joins us as our new Operations & Finance Officer and brings a wealth of experience in running stammering charities.
Gina, a woman who stammers, joins us as our new Operations & Finance Officer and brings a wealth of experience in running stammering charities.
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A warm welcome to the newest member of our team, Gina Waggott!
Gina, a woman who stammers, joins us as our new Operations & Finance Officer and brings a wealth of experience in running stammering charities.
Gina, a woman who stammers, joins us as our new Operations & Finance Officer and brings a wealth of experience in running stammering charities.
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 🌍
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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 🌍
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! 🌍
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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! 🌍
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.
'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.
October 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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.
'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.
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].
September 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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].
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.
September 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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.
Applications for our 9th Global Practice Interview Event are now open!
Due to societal bias and stigma against stuttering voices compared to fluent voices, candidates who stutter often face impossibly high barriers to succeed in interviews.
It’s the same all over the world.
Due to societal bias and stigma against stuttering voices compared to fluent voices, candidates who stutter often face impossibly high barriers to succeed in interviews.
It’s the same all over the world.
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Applications for our 9th Global Practice Interview Event are now open!
Due to societal bias and stigma against stuttering voices compared to fluent voices, candidates who stutter often face impossibly high barriers to succeed in interviews.
It’s the same all over the world.
Due to societal bias and stigma against stuttering voices compared to fluent voices, candidates who stutter often face impossibly high barriers to succeed in interviews.
It’s the same all over the world.
The 15th International Stuttering Association World Congress for People who Stutter took place in Rovaniemi from 6-10 August.
50 Million Voices were delighted to be represented by our Founder & Chair, Iain Wilkie, and our Global Co-ordinator, Shilpa Sagwal.
50 Million Voices were delighted to be represented by our Founder & Chair, Iain Wilkie, and our Global Co-ordinator, Shilpa Sagwal.
August 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The 15th International Stuttering Association World Congress for People who Stutter took place in Rovaniemi from 6-10 August.
50 Million Voices were delighted to be represented by our Founder & Chair, Iain Wilkie, and our Global Co-ordinator, Shilpa Sagwal.
50 Million Voices were delighted to be represented by our Founder & Chair, Iain Wilkie, and our Global Co-ordinator, Shilpa Sagwal.
A brilliant strategy day for the 50MV team, hosted by EY at their London Bridge office!
It was energising to get together in person - especially welcoming our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, who travelled all the way from India, and our trustee, Chris Gemmell, who came down from Newcastle.
It was energising to get together in person - especially welcoming our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, who travelled all the way from India, and our trustee, Chris Gemmell, who came down from Newcastle.
August 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A brilliant strategy day for the 50MV team, hosted by EY at their London Bridge office!
It was energising to get together in person - especially welcoming our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, who travelled all the way from India, and our trustee, Chris Gemmell, who came down from Newcastle.
It was energising to get together in person - especially welcoming our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, who travelled all the way from India, and our trustee, Chris Gemmell, who came down from Newcastle.
We’re excited and proud to welcome Andrew Janes as a new trustee of 50 Million Voices!
Andrew has stammered since early childhood and has been involved with the stuttering community in the UK and internationally for over twenty years.
Andrew has stammered since early childhood and has been involved with the stuttering community in the UK and internationally for over twenty years.
July 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We’re excited and proud to welcome Andrew Janes as a new trustee of 50 Million Voices!
Andrew has stammered since early childhood and has been involved with the stuttering community in the UK and internationally for over twenty years.
Andrew has stammered since early childhood and has been involved with the stuttering community in the UK and internationally for over twenty years.
We firmly stand behind Irmo Stijnberg whose entry into the European Film Festival was rejected as they didn’t consider stammering a disability.
Please read and share this brilliant open letter written by the charity Stamily to the director of the festival.
#equity #inclusion
Please read and share this brilliant open letter written by the charity Stamily to the director of the festival.
#equity #inclusion
June 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We firmly stand behind Irmo Stijnberg whose entry into the European Film Festival was rejected as they didn’t consider stammering a disability.
Please read and share this brilliant open letter written by the charity Stamily to the director of the festival.
#equity #inclusion
Please read and share this brilliant open letter written by the charity Stamily to the director of the festival.
#equity #inclusion
We’re joining the BBC’s 'Stammering and Job Interviews' panel on 9 June, 13:30 UK.
Our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, will share insights from our global Practice Interview Programme.
🎙️ Don’t miss it: bbc.zoom.us/j/95204538102
#stammering #inclusion
Our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, will share insights from our global Practice Interview Programme.
🎙️ Don’t miss it: bbc.zoom.us/j/95204538102
#stammering #inclusion
June 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We’re joining the BBC’s 'Stammering and Job Interviews' panel on 9 June, 13:30 UK.
Our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, will share insights from our global Practice Interview Programme.
🎙️ Don’t miss it: bbc.zoom.us/j/95204538102
#stammering #inclusion
Our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, will share insights from our global Practice Interview Programme.
🎙️ Don’t miss it: bbc.zoom.us/j/95204538102
#stammering #inclusion
THANK YOU to all our volunteers for everything you do. Whatever your contribution has been, we see you. we appreciate you and we’re looking forward to achieving even more together in the future! 💚
#volunteers #impact #community #VolunteersWeek
#volunteers #impact #community #VolunteersWeek
June 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
THANK YOU to all our volunteers for everything you do. Whatever your contribution has been, we see you. we appreciate you and we’re looking forward to achieving even more together in the future! 💚
#volunteers #impact #community #VolunteersWeek
#volunteers #impact #community #VolunteersWeek
Wishing our friends across the pond a happy National Stuttering Awareness Week!
This year’s theme, “Unapologetically Me,” celebrates the power of authenticity, pride, and visibility within the stuttering community.
Here’s to embracing who we are and stuttering proudly, everywhere!
This year’s theme, “Unapologetically Me,” celebrates the power of authenticity, pride, and visibility within the stuttering community.
Here’s to embracing who we are and stuttering proudly, everywhere!
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wishing our friends across the pond a happy National Stuttering Awareness Week!
This year’s theme, “Unapologetically Me,” celebrates the power of authenticity, pride, and visibility within the stuttering community.
Here’s to embracing who we are and stuttering proudly, everywhere!
This year’s theme, “Unapologetically Me,” celebrates the power of authenticity, pride, and visibility within the stuttering community.
Here’s to embracing who we are and stuttering proudly, everywhere!
We were honoured to be nominated in the @businessdisability.bsky.social Disability Smart Awards 2025! Sadly we didn’t win, but it was an incredibly inspirational night honouring the people in organisations affecting real change. Huge congrats to all the winners!
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025
April 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We were honoured to be nominated in the @businessdisability.bsky.social Disability Smart Awards 2025! Sadly we didn’t win, but it was an incredibly inspirational night honouring the people in organisations affecting real change. Huge congrats to all the winners!
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025
📸 Pictured: our Chair Iain Wilkie with Dame Jane Roberts (ASC Chair), Ria Bernard (ASC CEO), and Kirsten Howells (Stamma Deputy CEO).
Read the report: actionforstammeringchildren.org/research-and...
#StammeringAwareness #OKToStutter
Read the report: actionforstammeringchildren.org/research-and...
#StammeringAwareness #OKToStutter
April 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📸 Pictured: our Chair Iain Wilkie with Dame Jane Roberts (ASC Chair), Ria Bernard (ASC CEO), and Kirsten Howells (Stamma Deputy CEO).
Read the report: actionforstammeringchildren.org/research-and...
#StammeringAwareness #OKToStutter
Read the report: actionforstammeringchildren.org/research-and...
#StammeringAwareness #OKToStutter
1 in 12 children in the UK stammer, yet many don’t get the support they need.
Last week, Action for Stammering Children launched their new report at Westminster, calling for action with 7 key recommendations.
We’re proud to support this vital campaign to improve support for children who stammer.
Last week, Action for Stammering Children launched their new report at Westminster, calling for action with 7 key recommendations.
We’re proud to support this vital campaign to improve support for children who stammer.
April 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1 in 12 children in the UK stammer, yet many don’t get the support they need.
Last week, Action for Stammering Children launched their new report at Westminster, calling for action with 7 key recommendations.
We’re proud to support this vital campaign to improve support for children who stammer.
Last week, Action for Stammering Children launched their new report at Westminster, calling for action with 7 key recommendations.
We’re proud to support this vital campaign to improve support for children who stammer.
As we move into our next phase of growth, we’re looking to expand our Board from 4 to 6 #trustees. We welcome applications from people who stutter and allies alike, and especially individuals with global experience.
Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/new-trustees/
Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/new-trustees/
April 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
As we move into our next phase of growth, we’re looking to expand our Board from 4 to 6 #trustees. We welcome applications from people who stutter and allies alike, and especially individuals with global experience.
Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/new-trustees/
Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/new-trustees/
We’re incredibly proud to be recognised alongside so many inspiring initiatives.
Congratulations to all the other nominees!
We're looking forward to the awards ceremony, sponsored by Freshfields, in London on 29 April.
#DisabilityInclusion #GlobalImpact #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #OKToStutter
Congratulations to all the other nominees!
We're looking forward to the awards ceremony, sponsored by Freshfields, in London on 29 April.
#DisabilityInclusion #GlobalImpact #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #OKToStutter
March 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We’re incredibly proud to be recognised alongside so many inspiring initiatives.
Congratulations to all the other nominees!
We're looking forward to the awards ceremony, sponsored by Freshfields, in London on 29 April.
#DisabilityInclusion #GlobalImpact #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #OKToStutter
Congratulations to all the other nominees!
We're looking forward to the awards ceremony, sponsored by Freshfields, in London on 29 April.
#DisabilityInclusion #GlobalImpact #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #OKToStutter
We're thrilled that 50 Million Voices is a finalist in the Global Inclusion Category at the Business Disability Forum's Disability Smart Awards 2025!
The award celebrates organisations that have successfully navigated cultural and geographical challenges to advance disability inclusion globally.
The award celebrates organisations that have successfully navigated cultural and geographical challenges to advance disability inclusion globally.
March 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We're thrilled that 50 Million Voices is a finalist in the Global Inclusion Category at the Business Disability Forum's Disability Smart Awards 2025!
The award celebrates organisations that have successfully navigated cultural and geographical challenges to advance disability inclusion globally.
The award celebrates organisations that have successfully navigated cultural and geographical challenges to advance disability inclusion globally.
Check out this graphic by @juststutter on instagram that defines the potential benefits of disclosure.
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Check out this graphic by @juststutter on instagram that defines the potential benefits of disclosure.