Ben Jauregui Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Ben Jauregui Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.003
Type
Moving Image
Description
This interview with Ben Jáuregui was conducted on December 12, 2023. In this interview, Jáuregui shares his upbringing as a child of migrant farmworkers, and how witnessing their challenges eventually led and inspired him to become a disability rights advocate. After taking sign language classes in high school and volunteering at a disability advocacy organization, Jáuregui discusses his work at the Inland Empire Health Plan where he helped make healthcare more accessible for people with disabilities. Jáuregui also talks about his leadership roles in initiatives like the Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative and the Inland Coalition on Aging, which aim to improve services and support for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the IE.
Subject
Disability Rights
Community Organizing
Non-profit organization
Spatial Coverage
Stockton, (Calif)
Calexico, (Calif)
Riverside, (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1971 - 2024
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
12/13/2023
Contributor
Ben Jáuregui
Format
.mov
Language
English
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