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My once in a lifetime experience hosted by Mr Speaker!

Good News Post

May 2, 2024 — 1 min read

By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disability Correspondent

“It was a real honour to deliver a presentation at the celebration of The Life and Legacy of Jill Dando at the Houses of Parliament.

I had the privilege of meeting Mr Speaker, he was one of the loveliest people I have met.

It was amazing to tell him about my voice on my eyegaze technology and why I chose Queen Elizabeth II’s voice.

I will be forever grateful for this opportunity to go with some people from the Jill Dando News Centre.

I feel very proud to be a part of the Jill Dando News team to carry on spreading good news like Jill Dando would have wanted!”

Ellise is Disability Correspondent for Jill Dando News and the Good News Post.

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