Transforming the world of work for people who stutter
"We have loved the learning that we gained from collaborating with 50 Million Voices. We've had great feedback from colleagues across the world. Looking forward to more."
Jane Franklin – Global Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - British Council
We are delighted and proud to announce that our Founder and Chair, Iain Wilkie, won the Leader Award in the Business Disability Forum's Disability Smart Impact Awards 2026.
The awards took place on 29 April in London. You can watch Iain's acceptance speech here!
Our 10th Global Practice Interview Event took place on 16-23 March 2026!
Our most recent event welcomed 102 participants, from over 18 countries, spanning 5 continents. It was truly a global effort! Here's the impact it had::
- 100% of the participants who gave feedback found the event 'valuable', with 89% finding it 'very' or 'extremely' valuable
- 87.5% of interviewees now feel more confident about their next interview as a PWS (person who stutters), with the remaining 12.5% feeling just as confident as before
- 94% of interviewers also feel more confident about their next interview with a PWS (the remaining 6% feel just as confident as before)
- A total of 50 practice interviews took place during the event. These were comprised of 44 one-to-one interviews and 6 two-to-one panel interviews. Taking each interview as a learning experience for each interviewee and interviewer involved, these interviews provided 106 learning experiences for the participants.
Here's some wonderful feedback from March 2026's Practice Interview event:
"It was an amazing and therapeutic experience for me… With this positive experience, I now feel psychologically safer with less social anxiety when I am moving on to my next career." — Interviewee
"Self-confidence in who I am, even if I stutter. It helped me focus more on the content and my authenticity than appearing 'fluent'." — Interviewee
"Having the safe and supportive space to participate in an interview where I felt empowered, confident and connected to my interviewer in a way that I had never experienced before." — Interviewee
"I have a horrible habit of being so excited to make my own point that I occasionally cut people off. This experience has made me stop and ensure that I listen right to the last word instead of assuming I know the end of the sentence." — Interviewer
"The candidates I worked with were outstanding. I have sent some jobs to one of my interviewees and she has an interview for one of the roles next week which I am so excited about." — Interviewer
We did it! We walked 28km to raise money for our Practice Interview Events.
For the second year in a row, we walked a quarter of the Thames Path Challenge to raise funds for our Practice Interview Programme. Thanks to your support, this year we raised over £5,800 and counting!
If you'd like to fundraise for us, or need support doing so, please contact Iman on events@50millionvoices.org.
50 Million Voices was named a finalist in the Global Inclusion category for the Business Disability Forum's Disability Smart Awards 2025.
Check out the January 2025 edition of our newsletter, with updates on 50MV and
what we've got coming up next this year!
Check out this Fast Company article, 'Why DEI should include people who stutter', featuring
interviews with 50MV Trustee, Chris Gemmell, and 50MV Founder and Trustee, Iain Wilkie.
We aim to:
Create a world where everyone who stutters enjoys a fulfilling working life
and
where organisations benefit from our talents and strengths.
We bring together:
People who stutter from around the world
and
employers and allies committed to diversity and inclusion.
We work together to:
educate and promote best practice to benefit organisations
and
their employees and customers.