{"id":7242,"date":"2022-03-13T18:17:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T23:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2022-03-16T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:46:52","slug":"%ef%bf%bcbringing-shelter-to-the-ukrainian-blind-refugees-olga-mahler-would-not-be-anywhere-else-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7242","title":{"rendered":"\ufffcBringing shelter to the Ukrainian Blind refugees, Olga Mahler would not be anywhere else right now."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9303\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7242-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=7245\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Olga Mahler joins Jeff Thompson from Warsaw, Poland where she and her husband are helping accommodate visually Blind and Visually Impaired refugees from Ukraine with shelter, assistance, a bed and working with a Swedish non-profit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ademandforaction.com\/\">A Demand for Action<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without knowing how she would be able to help, Olga and her family packed up some supplies and flew into Poland with determination and a will to help anyway she could. When A Demand for Action needed some translation, Olga stepped up and with her connections to the Blind Boarding school which she attended in Ukraine, everybody benefited. Olga\u2019s social networking and presence led many Blind and Visually Impaired to the border crossings, out of the shelters, out from the bombing and into waiting Accommodations for warmth, food and for some, a ticket to Sweden or other long term shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Olga and Jeff as she shares her experience helping the Blind and Visually Impaired find safety and friendships while fleeing their homes, families and homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, Olga has set up a fundraiser at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-us-shelter-ukraine?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer\">Help Us Shelter Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><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\" id=\"contact\"><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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9305\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7242-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OlgaUkraine.mp3 Full Transcript Podcast Summary: Olga Mahler joins Jeff Thompson from Warsaw, Poland where she and her husband are helping accommodate visually Blind and Visually Impaired refugees from Ukraine with shelter, assistance, a bed and working with a Swedish non-profit&nbsp;A Demand for Action.&nbsp; Without knowing how she would be able to help, Olga and her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"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-7242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transcribed","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1SO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6145,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6145","url_meta":{"origin":7242,"position":0},"title":"Born Blind to Inspire: YouTube Channel Creator, Mom, Gardener and Author \u2013 From Ukraine to Down Under &#8211; Meet Olga Itsanko-Mahler","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"August 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: Olga Itsenko-Mahler\u00a0\u00a0has basically gone from one World to another when she ended up in Australia and leaving her Ukraine homeland behind. 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