Beth Moulam

Elite boccia player Beth Moulam represented Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and is our first 1Voice Patron.

“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.”