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Chronic illness, Disability

Hello! Welcome to Hannah’s Hope!

My name is Hannah and this is my first blog post. Hopefully the first of many! I have been meaning to set up a blog...

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19 January 2018
Chronic illness, Disability, Wheelchair user

Battles Battles Battles

Does anyone else feel drained by the battles of society? Or is it just me? Although part of me hopes people say they are experiencing...

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17 February 2022
Disability, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Helpful Tips When Looking for a WAV

My WAV Journey I have been a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) user for many years. I hope to share my tips with you when looking...

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14 August 2020
  • A collague of photos of my 2025 highlights. Hannah receiving her AAT award, Hannah with her Dad, Brian, Nia, Olivia and Matt after swimming in the lake, a banner of AAT Community Award, Hannah holding a poster about a speech she did, Hannah and Katie at a Disabled Awareness Network speech, a magazine article, and a screenshot of a Metro article.
    Accountancy,  Chronic illness,  Disability,  Disability sport,  Rehabilitation,  Studying,  Studying and Work,  Superhero Tri,  Wheelchair user,  White Lodge,  Work

    2025 Highlights

    24 December 2025 / 0 Comments

    Here are my 2025 highlights, as well as a touch of the not so positive parts, to bring it back to reality! ACCA exams and...

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    Hannah wearing a grey jumper with silver glittery bits in it. She has brown glasses and short aburn curly hair. She is smiling at the camera and holding a 2021 diary.

    2021- My Aims and Goals

    15 January 2021
    Hannah sitting in her powerchair wearing a grey jumper with holes in it and an orange long sleeve t-shirt underneath. She is smiling at the camera. She has thick curly aburn hair and is wearing glasses.

    What Makes Me?

    12 October 2018
    2023-What Are My Hopes? A pale pink gerbera laying on a pink card that says: 'Dream Big, Dream Often' on a white lined notebook and a rose gold pen overlapping the card.

    2023- What Are My Hopes?

    29 January 2023
  • A colleague of photos showing The View From Down Here book, Lindor chocolate, cute hot water bottles, fancy patterned metal water bottles, a Christmas Bear (Dandy) modelling a heated blanket, Unlearning Ableism book, Have Your Way with Chronic Illness book, Purple socks and a blue badge cover.
    Chronic illness,  Disability,  Wheelchair user

    Christmas Gift Ideas for Disabled People 

    21 November 2025 / 0 Comments

    It is that time of year again! Sometimes, it can be challenging to know what to buy disabled people, so I have put together a...

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    How To Start A Blog- Hannah looking at her blog on an iPad on the desk in front of her.

    How To Start A Blog

    18 March 2024
    Hannah sitting in her powerchair in hospital with the city of London in the background.

    How Does it Feel to Live as a Young Disabled Person?

    26 January 2018
    Hannah with her parents outside Libertys on her Starlight wish. Either side of her Mum and Dad there are two soldier statues (Queen's/King's Guards) with red jackets and black bearskin hats.

    Starlight Children’s Foundation

    1 November 2019
  • A collection of 6 photos: the benefits and work logo, Hannah wearing a Sunflower lanyard, Hannah holding a disability rights handbook, a radar key, Purpl's logo and an Access Card to illustrate the 6 organisations I think disabled people should know about.
    Chronic illness,  Disability,  Wheelchair user

    6 Organisations Disabled People should know about

    2 September 2025 / 4 Comments

    Whether you have recently become disabled, or have been disabled a while, below are 6 organisations disabled people should know about. 1. Radar key The...

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    Hannah with her parents outside Libertys on her Starlight wish. Either side of her Mum and Dad there are two soldier statues (Queen's/King's Guards) with red jackets and black bearskin hats.

    Starlight Children’s Foundation

    1 November 2019
    A colleague of photos showing The View From Down Here book, Lindor chocolate, cute hot water bottles, fancy patterned metal water bottles, a Christmas Bear (Dandy) modelling a heated blanket, Unlearning Ableism book, Have Your Way with Chronic Illness book, Purple socks and a blue badge cover.

    Christmas Gift Ideas for Disabled People 

    21 November 2025
    A head and shoulders shot of Hannah wearing a brown top with white and pink flecks on it. The background is white/ grey and there are two speech/ thought bubbles with the words 'Paralympian?' and 'Benefit Scrounger?' in them. For illustrating: Disabled People are not all Paralympians or benefit scroungers.

    Disabled People Are Not All Paralympians Or Benefit Scroungers 

    3 September 2024
  • A collection of four photos, 2 of Sculpture by the lakes and 2 of Athelhampton House and gardens. Showing the lakes, house and gardens. It is all very green and lush. It is illustrating 2 Wheelchair Accessible gardens in Dorchester.
    Accessible Travel,  Disability,  Wheelchair user

    Wheelchair Accessible gardens in Dorchester

    23 July 2025 / 0 Comments

    Sculpture by the Lakes and Athelhampton House and gardens are two beautiful wheelchair accessible gardens in Dorchester, I would definitely recommend. Sculpture by the Lakes...

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    Hannah sitting in her wheelchair at Bennetts Water Garden. Behind her is a large pond with pink and white water lilies and a Monet style japanes bridge in the distance over the bridge.

    5 Wheelchair Accessible Things To Do In Weymouth, Dorset

    30 July 2024
    Hannah sitting in her powerchair wearing an orange T-shirt and leggings outside Barnes Cottage, at Ellwood Cottages, Dorset.

    Ellwood Cottages, Dorset- My Review

    28 August 2020
    The lush green pond and gardens of The Hospital of St Cross, Winchester.

    Accessible Winchester

    16 September 2019
  • Hannah accessing her WAV using her powerchair via a side lift. The lift is on the ground before it goes up for Hannah to enter. This is illustrating PIP a benefit that supports disabled people.
    Chronic illness,  Disability

    PIP-Disability benefit-What is Happening?

    8 June 2025 / 2 Comments

    In March 2025, the UK government announced several ways of cutting benefits including PIP and Universal Credit to disabled people. The aim was to help...

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    A brown envelope of x-rays which says 'X-ray films do not bend' on the outside. On top of the envelope is a national osteoporosis society healthy bones booklet, vitamin D tablets, Calcichew D3 tablets and a keyring of the spine to illustrate osteoporosis.

    What Is Osteoporosis?

    12 May 2023
    Hannah with her parents outside Libertys on her Starlight wish. Either side of her Mum and Dad there are two soldier statues (Queen's/King's Guards) with red jackets and black bearskin hats.

    Starlight Children’s Foundation

    1 November 2019

    Disability and Dating

    24 July 2020
  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair using the CareCo ramp to access the garden and areas of patio. There is grass and trees in the background.
    Chronic illness,  Disability,  Home Adaptations,  Wheelchair user

    CareCo Ramp Review

    4 April 2025 / 4 Comments

    I was gifted the 2 foot Clever suitcase CareCo Ramp. Whether it is shops, coffee shops, houses or something in between, the world is very...

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    Hannah speaking at the Surrey Coalition of Disabled People's AGM. 2022- A Year Of Challenges.

    2022-A Year Of Challenges

    27 December 2022
    Four photos of Hannah, two showing her looking well and capable and two showing her looking unwell, exhausted, one of which she is in bed. To illustrate the price paid to show my capability.

    The Price Paid To Show My Capability

    18 June 2024
    A figure of a boy holding a balloon with the word 'hope' in it.

    Hello! Welcome to Hannah’s Hope!

    19 January 2018
  • A collection of photos illustrating life post injury- 20 years on. Showing Hannah before playing netball, the day of her injury, Hannah bedbound in hospital, Hannah having blood transfusions post her hip and femur break, Hannah on her first outing when she was able to use a wheelchair, Hannah standing with a four wheeled walker and PA and Hannah in her powerchair at current day.
    Chronic illness,  Disability,  Hospital and rehabilitation,  Wheelchair user

    Life Post Injury-20 Years On

    8 March 2025 / 2 Comments

    20 years is a long time. Two decades. Part of me sees life post injury-20 years on as a positive, and part of me still...

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    Disability and Dating

    24 July 2020
    A collection of 6 photos: the benefits and work logo, Hannah wearing a Sunflower lanyard, Hannah holding a disability rights handbook, a radar key, Purpl's logo and an Access Card to illustrate the 6 organisations I think disabled people should know about.

    6 Organisations Disabled People should know about

    2 September 2025
    Hannah with her parents outside Libertys on her Starlight wish. Either side of her Mum and Dad there are two soldier statues (Queen's/King's Guards) with red jackets and black bearskin hats.

    Starlight Children’s Foundation

    1 November 2019
  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair by the river, under a bridge. It is to illustrate visible disability in What Does Disability Look Like.
    Chronic illness,  Disability

    What Does Disability Look Like? 

    7 February 2025 / 2 Comments

    You don’t ‘look’ disabled. Is a comment I often hear disabled people saying non-disabled people have said to them. But what does disability look like?...

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    A colleague of photos showing The View From Down Here book, Lindor chocolate, cute hot water bottles, fancy patterned metal water bottles, a Christmas Bear (Dandy) modelling a heated blanket, Unlearning Ableism book, Have Your Way with Chronic Illness book, Purple socks and a blue badge cover.

    Christmas Gift Ideas for Disabled People 

    21 November 2025
    Hannah accessing her WAV using her powerchair via a side lift. The lift is on the ground before it goes up for Hannah to enter. This is illustrating PIP a benefit that supports disabled people.

    PIP-Disability benefit-What is Happening?

    8 June 2025
    Hannah sitting down next to her bed. She is wearing a rust, pink and cream striped jumper with three sequin Christmas trees on it. She has auburn curly hair, silver earrings and large red glasses. She is smiling at the camera. She is holding up her 2025 diary which has hares, deers and foxes on it in pink and green.

    2025-My Hopes and Goals

    7 January 2025
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About Me

Hannah sitting in her powerchair which has a rose gold base in the garden. She is smiling at the camera and the grass and trees are behind her.
Hannah sitting in her powerchair in the garden

My name is Hannah Deakin and I am in my thirties. I am a powerchair user.

I have been writing my blog ‘Hannah’s Hope’ for 8 years.

I have also written articles for magazines, websites, guest posts and been interviewed on the TV and radio. I am a public speaker and have been featured in many newspaper articles.

I am a part-time employee, working in accounting and finance, student studying ACCA, ambassador and campaigner.

I have been listed on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 in 2021 & 2024.

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30 Jun

Life costs more for disabled people. And the costs are rising 📈

In 2025, disabled households would need an extra £1,095 per month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households.

This is called the #DisabilityPriceTag 💷

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26 Jun

I’ve worked a lot on the welfare reform bill in recent months - in press, radio, and podcasts - but today’s column is everything I need to say:

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25 Jun

Since 1971 the extra costs of disability (AA, MobA, DLA, now PIP) enabled me to access education, employment, housing . It's what enabled a career which led me to Parliament. When I met Stephen Timms MP it became obvious he is under orders. Be brave MPs you can say not this way

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Hannah Deakin- National Diversity Awards banner

I was nominated for a National Diversity Award-Positive Role Model-Disability.

Accolades

Hannah with the AAT President Lucy receiving her AAT community impact award. A 2025 highlight.
Hannah with the AAT President Lucy receiving her AAT community impact award 2025.
A head and shoulders shot of Hannah who has red glasses and aburn curly hair. She is smiling at the camera. It says: 'Shaw Trust Disability Power 100' in the top left corner, then 'I'm a 2024 finalist' in the bottom left corner in white writing.
Hannah- listed on the Disability Power 100 2024
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Disability Power 100 2021 banner

Testimonial

Hannah’s keynote focused on how social media can be harnessed for disability activism, but she has such a vast knowledge of disability issues that I think she would have done a great job whatever our focus was!  Our event was a hybrid event and Hannah presented with both in-person and virtual audiences in mind.  It was a pleasure to work with Hannah and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to other event organisers.

Clare Burgess, CEO, Surrey Coalition of Disabled People

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