#147: From Vienna, to PiccyBot, to Kerala.

On this show we are chatting to Martijn van der Spek, the developer of the very popular PiccyBot application. Martijn tells us how he got started creating accessible apps for the blind, and of course all about his latest creation PiccyBot. The BGC fellas have been using this app for a while and love it. Jan is just back from a bitterly cold camping trip, where he has a top tip: wear all your clothes at the same time for a good night's sleep! Clodagh's got an email from Máire from Kerry, asking about audio description for GAA football and hurling, and gets rather excited explaining these Irish games to the non-Irish lads! Finally, a reminder that Óran is hosting the next Audio Description Association (ADA) VI User Group event on Tuesday, May 26, when he will be speaking with Dr Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez from Dublin City University, about the ADESI (Audio Description in Ireland) project. This is a research project and report published in 2025 on “The challenges of audio description in Ireland: Bridging education, users and industry.” All are welcome. Details below: Date: May 26th Time 13:30pm - 14:30pm  (GMT) Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/ADAviUserGroup So, stop trying to vote for your favourite song - the Eurovision Song Contest is over! And instead vote number 1 for the number 1 podcast this side of the Blue Danube: Blind Guys Chat. 112 out of 114 Minions prefer it to being despicable! Links for this show: ·       Piccybot: www.piccybot.com ·       GAA: https://www.gaa.ie/ ·       Croke Park audio description service: https://crokepark.ie/matchday/adc-commentary ·       Clodagh’s favourite song about Vienna (It’s a cover): https://tinyurl.com/ViennaSong Support Blind Guys Chat by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/blind-guys-chatRead transcript