Meet our new Patron

We are delighted to announce that Beth Moulam has been appointed as the very first 1Voice Patron.

Beth tells us about herself and her involvement with 1Voice.

“1 Voice has played a huge part in my life. As an electronic AAC user from the age of 4 I attended my first event at the age of 7.  Over the following years it was my highlight of each year. I looked forward to spending time with friends like me. 

I’m the product of mainstream primary and secondary schools. I transferred to a residential specialist school at the age of 13.  Subsequently I went onto university, graduating in 2021 after extending my course, to graduate with a first in Social Policy.  This was no small feat when my Mum was told when I was 12 I would be unlikely to get any qualifications.  In September 2022 I returned to the University to York to commence a MRes in Social Policy.

Throughout my undergraduate degree I played boccia. At first this was for fun, until I made it to England. Then, I went onto be selected to the Great Britain World Class Programme and in 2021 I represented GB at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics (due to Covid).  This was both a huge honour and a dream come true.

I’m delighted to have been invited to become a Patron of 1 Voice.  Twenty-one years after my first network day I returned as a role model to the national weekend.  It was like ‘coming home’. I thoroughly enjoyed supporting young communicators and their families. I believe that each of us can fulfil our own communication potential and I look forward to supporting 1 Voice in the future in their amazing work.”