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Hannah Deakin
@hannahedeakin.bsky.social
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Powerchair user | #Power100 21 & 24 | Blogger hannahshope.co.uk |TEDx Speaker | Public Speaker | White Lodge & Purple Tuesday Ambassador | MAAT qualified | ACCA student
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Thrilled I passed my Audit and Assurance exam so am now technically part qualified.
😀

Alot of hard work, but I did it!

9 down 4 and ethics to go!

Hannah x

#acca #accastudent #accounting #partqualifiedaccountant
The following words written in black on a white background: So pleased to say I passed my ACCA Audit and Assurance (F8) exam. There is a pale pink border.
July 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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NEW BLOG POST: PIP-Disability benefit- What is Happening?

The consequences of these cuts for disabled people could be enormous. Pushing many disabled people further out of society and into poverty.

#PIP #TakingThePIP #Benefitcuts #GovernmentCuts

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PIP-Disability benefit-What is Happening? - Hannah's Hope
PIP is a benefit for disabled people to assist with the extra costs of disability. Currently it is planned to be cut.
hannahshope.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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francesryan.bsky.social
NEW: Disabled people already on PIP will be judged by the original criteria when up for reassessment, The Guardian can confirm. But those that come off the benefit and then later reapply will be treated as new and scored by the tougher rules. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer still faces Labour anger over risk of ‘two-tier’ disability benefits
Rebel MPs will try to lay new amendment on Monday giving colleagues a chance to delay bill despite No 10 concessions
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
NEW BLOG POST: PIP-Disability benefit- What is Happening?

The consequences of these cuts for disabled people could be enormous. Pushing many disabled people further out of society and into poverty.

#PIP #TakingThePIP #Benefitcuts #GovernmentCuts

hannahshope.co.uk/pip-disabili...
PIP-Disability benefit-What is Happening? - Hannah's Hope
PIP is a benefit for disabled people to assist with the extra costs of disability. Currently it is planned to be cut.
hannahshope.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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achronicvoice.com
"How Did we Cope? I don’t know. You just have to keep going. 1 step (literally) at a time, putting 1 foot in front of the other. Getting through each day. You either keep going or u dont. Luckily, we chose to keep going. All of us.": buff.ly/cfVLEJc

by @hannahedeakin.bsky.social
#ChronicPain
Life Post Injury-20 Years On - Hannah's Hope
20 years is a long time. Two decades. Part of me sees 20 years on- life post injury as a positive, and part of me still struggles.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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achronicvoice.com
"Individuals with #InvisibleIllnesses often don’t think of themselves as #disabled, until their #illness or #disability is having a profound impact on their life, as they feel like an #imposter or not ‘disabled enough’ to call themselves disabled.": buff.ly/GhOn2Fc

by @hannahedeakin.bsky.social
What Does Disability Look Like?  - Hannah's Hope
You don't 'look' disabled. But what does disability look like? There isn't a 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head!
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May 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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achronicvoice.com
“'Every #DisabledPerson has a #carer /PA.' This isn’t true. Some people can manage independently themselves doing things a different way.": buff.ly/9eTiKG4

by @hannahedeakin.bsky.social
#disability #awareness #Chronicillness
Stereotypes and The Assumptions They Make - Hannah's Hope
Stereotypes and the assumptions they make often cause harm or mislead people. Not all disabled people are going to become Paralympians.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
It is great to be featured in CareCo Life's new magazine with a four page Q&A with myself and a little feature and photo of me on the front cover too in their first ever issue!

#Disability
The front cover of CareCo Life a new disability magazine with a photo of Hannah on the front. Inside the CareCo Life a new disability magazine with a photo of Hannah and Q&A article with Hannah. Inside the CareCo Life a new disability magazine with a photo of Hannah and Q&A article with Hannah. Inside the CareCo Life a new disability magazine with a photo of Hannah and Q&A article with Hannah.
May 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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achronicvoice.com
“I am a person. A person who has a #disability. Like most #disabled and non-disabled people I have a personality, ambitions and #dreams. It is just I have many more hurdles to overcome to achieve them.”: buff.ly/cvmxvL0

by @hannahedeakin.bsky.social
#spoonie #dating
Disability and Dating - Hannah's Hope
What would I say about being chronically ill/disabled? How would I include it? If I do say something people will just immediately bypass me as they won't want to go out with a wheelchair user. Alternatively,...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
NEW BLOG POST: CareCo Ramp Review

'Whether it is shops, coffee shops, houses or something in between, the world is very inaccessible.
Often a ramp is needed to be able to access many of these places, to expand our options.'

CareCo 10% #discountcode inside!

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CareCo Ramp Review - Hannah's Hope
The 2 foot clever suitcase CareCo ramp is only 6.2kg in weight and can take up to 270kg. The helpful handle makes it easy to carry.
hannahshope.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
NEW: Life Post Injury-20 Years On

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 struggles.

5th March 05 is a date etched on my mind. The date the photo below was taken.

#injury #rehab

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Life Post Injury-20 Years On - Hannah's Hope
20 years is a long time. Two decades. Part of me sees 20 years on- life post injury as a positive, and part of me still struggles.
hannahshope.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
Happy International Wheelchair Day ♿️

My wheelchair gives me: freedom, independence and is a passport to the world plus so much more.

Surely this can only be a good thing?

Hannah x
Hannah sitting on her powerchair on the river bank with bushes and brambles behind her. She is wearing a white jumper and grey check trousers. The words: 'my wheelchair gives me: freedom, independence, passport to the world'. They are in white writing with a pale brown background.
March 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I told her she may not get GCSEs, A-levels and a degree but it is not everything. I told her I was currently studying to be a Chartered Accountant and worked part-time. I told her how much I had improved. She was pleased, but couldn't believe the journey.  Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her that as long as she was disabled she would experience exclusion and not to let it upset her although it is hard. I told her I had not figured out love, met anyone or had children but I still hoped to. I told her I was a Godmother to 4 gorgeous children. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her she would speak at the Houses of Parliament and be one of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. That she would make a difference and achieve a lot. The shy Hannah couldn't believe she would do that. Written on a photo of young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair.
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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hannahedeakin.bsky.social
I met my younger self for coffee today. A scared 15 year old. I told her things will get worse before they get better.

I told her she has the best parents and brother and she said she knew. I said no you don't, as the support they are going to give you is a lifeline...

#youngerself #myyoungerself
I met my younger self for coffee today. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. A scared 15 year old. I told her things will get worse before they get better. I told her she has the best parents and brother and she said she knew. I said no you don't, as the support they are going to give you is a lifeline. I told her she will experience so much, much of it testing and she will spend 4 years in hospital and 1.5 years in a neurological centre 70 miles from home. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her her leg would break into 5 pieces in hospital and she would have to have two major surgeries for it. Her eyes widened in shock. I told her, as well as her own health, she will endure insurmountable loss of her dear brother. She looked devastated and we both wept. It was the hardest thing to tell her. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her loosing Ben will not get easier but you will learn to 'live' with it. That some days you will manage and some you will not. I told her her she will eventually describe herself as disabled rather than unwell. Although often use the words chronic illness. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair.
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
I met my younger self for coffee today. A scared 15 year old. I told her things will get worse before they get better.

I told her she has the best parents and brother and she said she knew. I said no you don't, as the support they are going to give you is a lifeline...

#youngerself #myyoungerself
I met my younger self for coffee today. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. A scared 15 year old. I told her things will get worse before they get better. I told her she has the best parents and brother and she said she knew. I said no you don't, as the support they are going to give you is a lifeline. I told her she will experience so much, much of it testing and she will spend 4 years in hospital and 1.5 years in a neurological centre 70 miles from home. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her her leg would break into 5 pieces in hospital and she would have to have two major surgeries for it. Her eyes widened in shock. I told her, as well as her own health, she will endure insurmountable loss of her dear brother. She looked devastated and we both wept. It was the hardest thing to tell her. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair. I told her loosing Ben will not get easier but you will learn to 'live' with it. That some days you will manage and some you will not. I told her her she will eventually describe herself as disabled rather than unwell. Although often use the words chronic illness. Written on a photo of a young Hannah aged 15 years sitting in a manual wheelchair.
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
NEW BLOG POST: What Does Disability Look Like?

"There isn't one 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head saying 'I'm disabled'!"

#spoonie #Disability #invisibleillness

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What Does Disability Look Like?  - Hannah's Hope
You don't 'look' disabled. But what does disability look like? There isn't a 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head!
hannahshope.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
hannahedeakin.bsky.social
I have just joined blue-sky. Looking for #disability advocates to follow!
February 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM