Welcome to episode 14 of the Blind Guys Chat podcast. Sit back and enjoy
just under 54 minutes of fun, as the Blind Guys, along with Clodagh, Clare
and this week's guest Roisín Lenehan keep you entertained.
On our last show we talked about the California State University (CSUN)
Assistive Technology Conference, which, for the first time in its history,
went virtual this year. The Blind guys, and Jan in particular, through his
daily Clubhouse room, did a bit of virtual attendance. So how did it go? Did
the guys find it worked well? And, if you attended, let us know how you
found it as well. Oh, and speaking of CSUN and virtual conferences in
general, Óran has a few thoughts on their future and in particular, how
people from different time zones might be accommodated.
If the guys aren't attending virtual conferences, or watching TV, they
really need to be getting out and about and taking regular exercise. In
fact, over the last year many people with low or no vision have struggled to
remain fit during lockdown. Well, Roisín Lenehan, a listener to the show
from Mayo has been innovative enough to find a solution and has established
a group who meet daily on Zoom and work out with the Body Coach Alexa skill,
from Joe Wicks. Stuart caught up with Roisín to learn all about it, and,
indeed he's so impressed that he's agreed to try it out and report back on
his fitness or lack thereof on the next show. If you'd like to get involved
and join Roisín's group, give us a shout by email and we'll happily put you
in touch.
It wouldn't be a regular episode of Blind Guys Chat without our TV Corner
slot, and this week, Jan has been watching a Dutch programme called 'Who's
the Mole'. The concept is fascinating and we think you'll agree. Stuart has
been watching 'The One', which recently landed on Netflix, but he's been
somewhat upset with the choice of audio describer. Óran has a similar view,
and this leads to an interesting discussion on choosing an appropriate voice
to match the type of programme that's being described. What do you think?
The way in which units of measurement are represented in UEB, for example,
metres, millimetres, kilometres, etc, has changed from the Standard English
Braille equivalents. Clare Whelan joins Óran for the first in a two-part
series of what's changed and how the new syntax is used.
After all that Braille learning its time for us to catch up on what you are
lovely listeners have been saying. Clodagh is back to read the mail, but
before that, Stuart has a quick Buymie update and Clodagh broke up with the
service last week!
This week's email contributions include a recipe for Irish coffee, use of
Braille and audio books, and a request for the Blind Guys to share some of
their travel experiences and embarrassing stories. Watch this space for more
of that on the next show.
Remember to keep in touch on Twitter @
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Available at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-guys-chat/id1532111653
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