{"id":7114,"date":"2021-12-22T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2021-12-31T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T19:29:16","slug":"a-journey-like-no-other-abandonment-blinded-homeless-and-fighting-for-self-determination-meet-itto-outini-fulbright-alumna-journalist-feminist-human-rights-activist-and-accessi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7114","title":{"rendered":"A Journey Like No Other &#8211; Abandonment,  Blinded, Homeless and Fighting for Self-Determination &#8211;    Meet Itto Outini: \u2013 Fulbright Alumna, Journalist, Feminist, Human Rights Activist and Accessibility Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1983\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7114-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=7135\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Itto Outini\u2019s self-determination has carried her from halfway around the World to living her dream. From a journey less desired, her constant&nbsp;&nbsp;zest for knowledge and learning proved to be the ticket out of her circumstances and onto her realizing her dream of working for the United Nations and becoming an activist for human rights and an advocate for accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IttoOutiniPhoto-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Itto Outini wearing a black Tank, smiling and with arms crossed.\" class=\"wp-image-7118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IttoOutiniPhoto-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IttoOutiniPhoto-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IttoOutiniPhoto-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IttoOutiniPhoto-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Itto Outini smiling with arms crossed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Most of us cannot imagine the abuse, abandonment and pain Itto endured along her way. Itto has a story and her experiences are what make her who she is today, a Fulbright Alumna, a United Nation intern, a master\u2019s degree and so much more as she helps others learn and change to help make a better world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Itto Outini joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio and they travel along her journey, her present day and her future goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can keep up with Itto on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ittooutini.com\/\">Itto Outini website<\/a>&nbsp;where she posts articles and her writings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FulbrightPrgrm\">Fulbright Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/\">United Nations Development Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/refugeecongress.org\/delegates-1\/itto-outini1\">refugee Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1985\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7114-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IttoOutini.mp3 Full Transcript Podcast Summary: Itto Outini\u2019s self-determination has carried her from halfway around the World to living her dream. From a journey less desired, her constant&nbsp;&nbsp;zest for knowledge and learning proved to be the ticket out of her circumstances and onto her realizing her dream of working for the United Nations and becoming an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[514,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transcribed","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1QK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7871,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7871","url_meta":{"origin":7114,"position":0},"title":"Seeing Blind: finding Balance as a Content Creator, Accessibility Tester, a Mom, While Enjoying Life&#8217;s Journey &#8211; Meet Cindy Schaffner the Visionary behind the Seeing blind YouTube Channel","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"May 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: In a captivating episode of the Blind Abilities podcast, Cindy Schaffner, the visionary behind the YouTube channel \"Seeing Blind,\" shared her transformative journey with low vision. 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