Member Story Series | AHRC

Empowering People with Disabilities to Use Their Voice

Client: AHRC
Industry: Non-Profit
Video Type: Educational
Messaging Type: Interview-Based

About This Video Project

Our team produced this intimate and moving video series for AHRC Nassau, capturing firsthand personal stories from individuals whose lives have been transformed by the organization’s services and support.

Through powerful, unscripted testimonials, participants shared their experiences of loss, resilience, and purpose — including one individual who began making and selling bracelets to benefit St. Jude’s in honor of loved ones lost to cancer, and another who now volunteers with Bethany House after the tragic loss of her mother to domestic violence.

This project was designed to illustrate the life-changing, deeply personal impact AHRC makes in the community, showcasing how their programs empower individuals to give back, pursue personal goals, and honor their loved ones.

Our production approach focused on creating a comfortable, authentic environment for storytelling, ensuring that these emotional narratives were captured with sensitivity and respect.

Transcription

We advocate for different things, they’ll go to Albany, I just did in March, and they’re getting some bills done, a lot of money for housing, of course, is the biggest thing. Hopefully this year there will be a conference in person, I’ll do the audio, big room, I’ll sit there with the switchboard and make sure the mic is good, not good. And sometimes I introduce a person, I met the lieutenant governor when I was there, and even the governor of New York, and I told her, this has to be fixed better, and she knows it. If you don’t use your voice or empower somebody, you’re going to be on the sidelines, and I empower myself by learning. I get a lot of support from my manager, my AD, the supervisor. I just want to keep helping people, that’s the most important thing for me. It makes me feel satisfaction and happy.

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