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Claire Dellar

WTF Moments: rebelling against the medical patriarchy

I never thought I’d lead a rebellion on a hospital ward.

8 min readDec 27, 2023

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A protester with a sign saying “smash the patriarchy”

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Claire Dellar

WTF moments: 5 stage Agile approach to buying my wheelchair (part 1)

So how do you go about buying an electric wheelchair?

5 min readNov 16, 2023

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A flow diagram of the 5 stages of an agile-developed product or service: discovery, alpha, beta, live, retired

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Claire Dellar

WTF month notes: September 2023

September 2023 brought with it a whirlwind of experiences, challenges, and significant milestones. As I sit down to reflect on the past…

4 min readOct 20, 2023

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WTF month notes: September 2023

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Claire Dellar

WTF month notes: August 2023

Despite spending an inordinate amount of time with some very patient and tenacious IT engineers who spend hours every month making sure my…

5 min readSep 18, 2023

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Claire sat in her electric wheelchair, with someone else's pint of beer in her chair's cupholder. Someone is handing her a gin and tonic.

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Claire Dellar

WTF reviews: Derwent Manor Hotel

Best Western Derwent Manor 4 star Hotel, County Durham, UK

17 min readSep 18, 2023

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Sun rising over County Durham. A rough lawn of grass and reeds, with trees and rolling hills in the background. A stone hotel building, 2 stories high, is down the left side of the picture.

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Claire Dellar

WTF Moments: Making all your documents and communications accessible

Straightforward steps to ensure your content is easy to read and understand.

2 min readSep 1, 2023

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WTF Moments: Making all your documents and communications accessible

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Claire Dellar

WTF moments: using the Double Diamond to find the right power chair

Pretty much the most exciting thing in my life since Netflix announced season 2 of Wheel of Time has been finding myself an electric…

6 min readAug 20, 2023

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WTF moments: using the Double Diamond to find the right power chair

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Claire Dellar

WTF moments: just walk up the stairs

“Well just walk up the stairs” was not the response I was expecting from the hotel employee, who was obviously hacked off I’d dragged him…

3 min readAug 11, 2023

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An empty lift with the doors closed.

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Claire Dellar

Claire Dellar

Leadership with compassion changes the world. Product & Benefits Manager | Mentor | Charity Trustee | Disability & Gender advocate | ambulatory wheelchair user

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