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Sound familiar?

Your participants have plenty to say. Most videos talk about them, not with them.

Day programs, residential services, family networks and advocacy groups know the person comes before the diagnosis. Filming that well takes time, access and patience your team spends on support, not production.

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Stretched staff

Direct support professionals are with participants all day. Nobody has time to produce video.

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The pity trap

Most disability video leads with the diagnosis. Your participants deserve better.

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Not built for everyone

Videos without captions or clear audio shut out the people you serve.

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“We have high expectations and you have met them and exceeded them.”

Cecilia, Best Buddies
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“...it's clear in your videos that you have a talent for making people feel comfortable”

Brad Nahill, SEE Turtles
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In their words

Disability and family support teams, in their own words.

Eunie's Buddies pairs experienced parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities with new parents. Autism Speaks needed families to show what a communication device changes. Our own Are You Happy community raised the money for an accessible bus for a special-needs school in Albania. Here is what our clients told us.

304,000+people reached for Eunie's Buddies

Read the Eunie's Buddies case study

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Participant Storytelling Session. Free.

One person, one Zoom call, three finished, captioned videos.

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Your cost
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What you get

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    A 45-minute Zoom recordingA participant, a parent or a direct support professional. A Happy producer guides every answer, at their pace.
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    3 finished, captioned videosCaptioned and ready for your next appeal, awareness month or grant report.
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    Safe, and yours to keepConsent forms and guardian approval for anyone under 18. You keep the videos and the raw recording.
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Love the videos? We'll plan your walk or gala next. Don't? Keep them anyway.

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Three ways to start

Three ways to show what your participants can do

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Student boarding a new accessible school bus in AlbaniaStart here, free

Participant Storytelling Session

We record one person over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished, captioned videos.

  • 45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
  • 3 finished, captioned videos
  • A participant, parent, direct support professional or your ED
  • Yours to keep, files and raw footage
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Special Olympics bocce, filmed for Lions Clubs InternationalMost requested

Participant story series

We film participants, families and staff where life happens, at their pace, with consent agreed first.

  • Consent and guardian approval agreed first
  • Interviews at the participant's pace
  • Captions and clear audio on every cut
  • Stills for your annual report
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CureGRIN Foundation team meeting in New YorkFor events

Walks, galas and conferences

One crew covers your walk, family conference or gala so your team can be with families.

  • Interview list planned before the day
  • A highlight reel plus short social cuts
  • Family and participant stories
  • Captions on every cut
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Built for disability services

What every participant story includes

Person first

People speak about what they do and want, not their diagnosis.

Captions on everything

Every cut ships captioned, with clear audio.

Consent for under-18s

Consent forms and guardian approval for anyone under 18, before anything is filmed.

At their pace

Breaks, a familiar person in the room, whatever helps.

Awareness months ready

Planned around Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, your walk or gala.

You own everything

You keep every finished file and all the raw footage.

Beyond video

Everything your appeal and your grant report need

Stories only matter where decisions get made. We deliver the pieces around the films too, all from the same shoots.

Student boarding a new accessible school bus in Albania
Photography of your programs and people

Social graphics + a ready-to-post content calendar

Special Olympics bocce court, filmed for Lions Clubs International
Filming at walks, games and conferences

Clips for grant reports, your website and newsletter

A reach summary for every campaign

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How it works

From one participant to a story donors share

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Tell us who you serve

Your programs, your participants and your next event date.

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FREE

Start with the free session

We record one person over Zoom and deliver 3 captioned videos, free.

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We film and edit

Participants, families and staff, with consent agreed first.

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Everyone uses it

Your team posts all year. Donors meet people, not diagnoses.

Accessible school bus in Albania
Albania
Special Olympics bocce
Lions Clubs International
CureGRIN Foundation in New York
New York

Public proof

Filmed with participants and their families

For the National Down Syndrome Society we covered the 30th Annual Buddy Walk in New York: 2,500+ participants and 19 videos. For Autism Speaks we filmed families in Austin and Baltimore whose lives changed with a communication device. In Albania, our Are You Happy community raised the money for a wheelchair-accessible bus for a special-needs school.

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Read the NDSS Buddy Walk case study · Read the Albania school bus story

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Real client videos

Stories we told for disability and inclusion

Real client videos from organizations working for people with disabilities and their families.

304,000+Organic reachEunie's Buddies (Best Buddies)
150,000+Organic reachNational Down Syndrome Society
50,000+Organic reachAutism Speaks
15MMonthly views on Are You HappyAlbania school bus campaign

Who we work with

Built for teams who put the person first

Residential and day programsSupport for adults with disabilities
Family support networksParents helping parents
Advocacy organizationsRights, access and inclusion
Inclusive sports and artsSpecial Olympics, adaptive sports and more
Rare disease foundationsFamilies, research and hope

Questions

Questions disability services teams ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Who can we put on camera?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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Can you film with children and teens in our programs?+

Yes. We work with your school partners and families on consent and guardian approvals, keep young people's names and identifying details private, and let families review anything sensitive before it's published. Young people are often your most convincing messengers, so let's plan their story on your free session.

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How do you protect participants on camera?+

Every shoot is planned around consent and dignity. People sign releases in their own language, we never show minors' names or identifying details, and anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live. Your safeguarding policy always overrides ours, starting with your free session.

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How do you tell hard stories without exploiting anyone's pain?+

We tell stories of strength, not pity. The people on camera speak in their own words about change, progress and what they want the world to know, because donors give more when they see dignity and agency. See how we'd frame your story on a free session.

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Can you plan videos around awareness months, walks and galas?+

Yes. Tell us your calendar, from Giving Tuesday and awareness months to galas and year-end appeals, and we plan every shoot and edit backwards from those dates. Book your free session early and your first videos are ready before the moment arrives.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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How long until we get the videos?+

Your three free videos land in your inbox within two weeks of your session, with a simple review link if you want a change. For bigger shoots, we plan backwards from your gala, board meeting or appeal date. Tell us the date on your free session.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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