Choose a pathway
Use the text-first kit, have a conversation with the interactive avatar, or move at your own pace in a quiet setting.
F.I.S.H. Access Lab™
FISH Scholar Guide
F.I.S.H. stands for Flexible Inclusive Support Hub. This working open-source project supports inclusive communication about access, accommodations, and neurodiversity—without replacing the people or offices who make decisions.
A program of the Dr. Disruptor Network ecosystem
AI, accessibility, education, research, and neurodivergent innovation.
Working text prototypeMIT-licensed sourceInteractive research avatarResearch in development
F.I.S.H. means Flexible Inclusive Support Hub. The name represents adaptable pathways to information, preparation, accessible learning, and human support.
Practice the conversation. Keep control of the message.
A student describes a fictional barrier, and FISH Scholar provides preparation steps and an editable message they control.
We also created an interactive avatar that represents the appearance and voice of the project’s creator. It is being tested with a knowledge base developed from relevant coursework to explore inclusive communication in a conversational format.
The project explores how Universal Design can make difficult access conversations easier to begin, review, and revise. It is a preparation and learning tool—not an accommodation decision-maker, diagnostic tool, or replacement for campus disability professionals.
Universal Design in Practice
More than one way into the conversation.
Review and edit
Nothing is sent for you. You decide what to keep, change, disclose, or share—and can verify guidance with a person.
Stay connected to people
The project supports preparation and human escalation. Educators, access professionals, and campus offices retain judgment and responsibility.
Development Journey
From student prototypes to an open research platform.
- Chico State University
Capstone-informed beginnings
NeuroHub and related student-created prototypes helped shape early questions about transition, resource navigation, and inclusive communication.
- University of Florida
Applied research and development
The work is being further developed through Dr. Eric S. Fishon’s research, including resource and residual-gap mapping, bridge design, and evaluation planning.
- Open collaboration
Cross-institutional learning
The next phase invites ethical pilots, replication, critique, and co-authorship across institutions and disciplines.
FISH Scholar is an independent research prototype. References to universities describe the project’s development context and do not imply institutional endorsement.
Research Opportunities
Questions worth studying together.
These are starting points for peer-reviewed articles, student research, institutional pilots, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Preparation and actionability
Does student-controlled preparation produce clearer, more actionable access requests than static resource navigation?
Voice, text, and cognitive load
How do text and voice pathways affect task initiation, self-efficacy, cognitive load, and communication comfort?
Disclosure control
Which design choices help people communicate a barrier while retaining control over sensitive personal information?
Accuracy and escalation
How should institution-specific guidance be verified, and when should the tool direct a learner to a qualified human?
Privacy comprehension and trust
Do users understand what is stored, shared, or external—and how does that understanding affect trust and use?
Accessible conversational design
Which Universal Design features make conversational interfaces more usable across disability and neurodiversity?
Open Access
Inspect it. Test it. Help improve it.
The working kit and MIT-licensed source are available for transparent review and responsible adaptation. The UF research command center documents the broader applied research arc.
Contribute to the IPC Lab
Have a study, article, or partnership idea?
Researchers, students, practitioners, and institutional collaborators are invited to help shape this open-source work.