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  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair outside White Lodge. Hannah is wearing a pale pink hoodie, blue and pink striped fitness leggings, splints and purple trainers. She is smiling at the camera and pointing to the White Lodge sign. The sign says 'White Lodge' in red writing, 'providing services for children, young people and adults with disabilities' below in black, and then 'Enabling Ability' in red at the bottom of the sign. There are trees in the background.
    disabled people,  Fundraising,  Hospital and rehabilitation,  White Lodge

    All About White Lodge

    29 October 2023 / 2 Comments

    White Lodge is a charity that supports over 1200 disabled children, young people and adults, their families and carers in Surrey. The centre is based...

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  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair wearing a black, pink, white and mustard flecky dress over leggings. Behind her is Virgina Water Lakes. The image is for illustrative purposes for stereotypes and the assumptions they make.
    Disability,  Wheelchair user

    Stereotypes and The Assumptions They Make

    18 December 2022 / 0 Comments

    Stereotypes are something that are all around us. Pigeon holing, and making assumptions around/about us because of the way we look, our age, colour of...

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    Hannah's purple/blue Nike Flyease Trainers perfect for SAFOs/ AFOs. Hannah has her SAFOs on with the shoes and you can see the edge of her wheelchiar she is sitting in.

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    21 February 2020

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    7 September 2021
    Hannah sitting in her powerchair in the lounge, her garden is in the background. She is wearing a pale pink jumper with pink, white and silver sequin ice skates on it and smiling at the camera. She is holding a letter board which saying '2024- My Hopes and Goals' in white writing.

    2024- My Hopes and Goals

    7 January 2024
  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair smiling at one of her PAs who is giving her a hot chocolate.
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    The Reality of Employing Personal Assistants

    18 June 2021 / 1 Comment

    Employing a personal assistant (PA) can be a nightmare or a dream. Or something inbetween! Employing personal assistants can be a rewarding experience for both the...

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    Hannah- a young woman with aburn curly hair and glasses, wearing leggings and a black leather jacket sitting in a powerchair surrounded by lots of pink and red flowers. A view over London in the background.

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    Hannah sitting in her powerchair in the hospital in London, with the window behind and a view over the city.

    The Perils of Being a Wheelchair User

    19 December 2018
    The lush green pond and gardens of The Hospital of St Cross, Winchester.

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    16 September 2019
  • Hannah, a young woman with curly aburn hair and glasses sitting in her powerchair by the river. She is wearing a leather jacket, a mustard flowery scarf and black leggings.
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    Helpful Tips When Talking to Wheelchair Users and Disabled People

    24 January 2020 / 12 Comments

    This blog is my collection of tips when speaking and interacting with disabled people. People really struggle with talking to disabled people. I wanted to...

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    Hannah sitting in her powerchair in her garden. She is wearing a green dress with white flowers on it. There is a banner at the bottom of the photo which says 'The Power 100 2021' in white on a purple background.

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    30 November 2021
    Hannah sitting in her powerchair by the river, under a bridge. It is to illustrate visible disability in What Does Disability Look Like.

    What Does Disability Look Like? 

    7 February 2025

    Helpful Tips When Looking for a WAV

    14 August 2020
  • Hannah sitting in her powerchair in the hospital in London, with the window behind and a view over the city.
    Disability,  Wheelchair users

    The Perils of Being a Wheelchair User

    19 December 2018 / 2 Comments

    There are many situations I have been in that have shocked me, being a wheelchair user, or things that people will say or are happy...

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

    Accessible Winchester

    16 September 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.

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    2 September 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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Disabled | Powerchair user | #Power100 |#TEDx speaker | Blogger | Writer | Ambassador |MAAT qualified | ACCA Student | Supporter of Starlight.

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Scope

@scope ·
30 Jun 2025

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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Frances Ryan

@drfrancesryan ·
26 Jun 2025

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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Baroness J Campbell

@bnsjanecampbell ·
25 Jun 2025

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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Nomination

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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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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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