Author: Hannah Hoskins

Hannah Hoskins is a disabled entrepreneur who’s no bull approach is transforming the way we look at disability. Hannah became fed up with the constant stares and comments she got while out in public using mobility aids. She took to the internet only to find that there was a whole community who faced the same issue. After making over her rollator into a pink dream machine Hannah found that people treated her like everyone else because they were reminded she was just a person behind the mobility aid. Determined to change the conversation around mobility aids Hannah founded Not Your Grandma’s with the mission to give all disabled people the ability to have mobility aids that matched their personality. Prior to setting up Not Your Grandma’s Hannah worked in TV where she had a front seat for the issues surrounding representation and diversity. Hannah is particularly passionate about changing conversations around disability and works as an ambassador for Inclusive Minds who help to bring diversity to children’s publishing. She’s diversity reading for this years Carnagie Book Awards and also helps with reading books for diversity prior to publication. Hannah has just released the first series of her podcast, ‘Am I Disabled Now?’ where she interviews guests on their experiences with becoming disabled. She also runs Facebook group called Pimp My Mobility Aid where she teaches others how to make over their mobility aids like she did and the group has even been featured in Grazia. Hannah also writes regularly for Health Central and other disability publications.