Interesting episode of People Fixing the World on BBC World service this morning on dyslexia and improving the education system to support dyslexics rather than forcing dyslexics to match the education system. Wish things had been more like this when I was at school.

Also a mention of dyslexic thinking and spatial processing, I think I over estimate the number of dyslexics due to a third of the people I have worked with being dyslexic.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6xym

#dyslexia #spatial

StreetComplete is a really fun and accessible way to contribute to OpenStreetMap from an Android device - walk around in your local neighbourhood (or anywhere really) and solve 'quests' by answering questions about the things around you!

You don't need to learn anything about mapping conventions, or infrastructure, or about the more complex mapping tools that exist for OpenStreetMap. The app will explain everything to you that you need to know, when you need to know it, and ask easily understandable questions with reference pictures for the answers.

The only setup needed is to make an OSM account and log into it from the app, so that it can upload your answers - and you can also do that at any later time, after trying out the app without an account for a while first. You can just install it and go outside right away!

The app doesn't need any cellular internet connection; it can work offline and synchronize your answers once you reach a place with eg. WiFi. It's also quite performant, and should run well even on lower-end phones. There is also a 'multiplayer' option that lets you split up in teams and each tackle different quests in the area.

https://streetcomplete.app/

#StreetComplete #OpenStreetMap

THE MAIL RAIL - THE SMALL LONDON UNDERGROUND

I had a lovely time exploring the small tunnels of the Mail Rail in London. The Mail Rail was an underground, driverless electric railway that ran from 1927 to 2003 to transport mail between sorting offices.

The tracks stretched from Paddington to Whitechapel. A section of the tracks re-opened in 2017 as part of The Postal Museum. Visitors can now take a ride on Mail Rail during the day or even join guided tunnel walks on select evenings.