Pete Benavidez Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Pete Benavidez Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.001
Type
Moving Image
Description
This interview with Pete Benavidez was conducted on January 12, 2024. Benavidez recounts his life as someone with low or no vision, being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) at a young age and how this experience influenced him to become one of the leading disability rights advocates and activists in the Inland Empire. After moving and settling in Riverside, California, Benavidez eventually founded Blindness Support Services, a nonprofit organization that provides servides and support for individuals with low or no vision.
Subject
Disability Rights
American Disabilities Act (ADA)
Spatial Coverage
East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Riverside (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1970 - 2024
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
1/12/2024
Contributor
Pete Benavidez
Format
.mov
Language
English
Rights
