Overcoming Needle Anxiety with In-Home Flu Shots
Written by Adley Lemke, Hammer volunteer and 3rd year pharmacy student at the University of Minnesota & Melissa Hutchins, Program Manager, Zealand apartments. To learn more about Hammer's people-centered approach visit www.hammer.org. Introducing Patient Centered...
Wait, What? The Kindness and Generosity of a Community
By Tim Eshelman, Director of Environmental Services You know how it is, when you are busy with your life, rushing to get everything you need to do done, and then suddenly something happens to you that makes you stop in your tracks and think: wait a minute, did that...
My Thoughts on Accessible Transportation
By Self-Advocate, Amber My name is Amber. I am 29 years old, and I have an intellectual disability. Because of this, I live in an apartment in Plymouth where I receive support from Hammer Residences. I am very independent and like to be active. I am a Special Olympics...
Mayor for a Day: Alden’s Dream Come True
By Terriann Matejcek, Director of Advocacy & Volunteer Resources I first met Alden when he was a member of Hammer’s self-advocacy group “Power People.” Each meeting, he brought with him many local papers and spent time...
Government: An Invitation to Partner
By John Estrem, CEO For more than 25 years, I have worked in social services as a volunteer, advocate and leader. I have served the homeless, the young, the old and people with disabilities. During this time I have seen a subtle but disturbing shift in the...
Person Centered Technology – Creating the Future of Support
By Sean Henderson, Person Centered Technology Manager According to The Arc of the United States, a national organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, two-and-a-half percent of the U.S. population lives with a...
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