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OUR STORY

Connecting accessibility community data

Eyecosystems structures disconnected information so people, organizations, and AI systems can use it.

Our Mission

From scattered information to connected data

Information about accessibility-related resources, programs, services, events, research, apps, and media is spread across many sources. Eyecosystems connects and structures that information as human-in-the-loop verified accessibility community data.

The dataset starts with blind and low-vision community information in Jacksonville. API and MCP delivery can support discovery for citizens, patients, and students, give internal teams a clearer view of the resource landscape, and provide AI systems with structured information.

Jacksonville, FL

Built on the Ground in Jacksonville

Jacksonville is the starting point for organizing accessibility community data. Human-in-the-loop review and provenance connect records to community context and describe how information was handled.

Jacksonville is our initial deployment geography. The dataset connects information across sources and provides a foundation for API and MCP delivery to existing products and workflows.

Eyecosystems' proprietary CLEAR Methodology organizes data curation, linking, enrichment, review, and release.

Community context
People and organizations connected to the community help add context to accessibility information.
Jacksonville Hub
The first focus for structuring accessibility community data, with API and MCP delivery for use in existing systems.
Human-in-the-loop review
Human review and provenance give users context about how information was checked and organized.

Verification Process

The CLEAR Verification Method

The CLEAR Methodology organizes data through five steps: Curate, Link, Enrich, Audit, and Release. Human-in-the-loop verification supports traceability and provenance.

Curate
Multi-source ingestion from public directories, community referrals, government databases, and direct outreach. Records are deduplicated and normalized before entering the verification pipeline.
Link
Schema normalization and entity resolution across sources. Records are linked to a unified knowledge graph, connecting organizations, services, locations, and community relationships.
Enrich
Structured enrichment connects resources, services, programs, and other community knowledge. Provenance records document how information was reviewed.
Audit
Human-in-the-loop review adds context and records information about how data was checked.
Release
Plug-and-play API and MCP delivery make structured accessibility data available to products, portals, and AI systems.

Our Values

What We Believe

Community First
People with lived experience help shape the community knowledge that Eyecosystems organizes. Their participation supports useful, respectful information for the people and systems it is meant to serve.
Evidence Over Assertion
We value traceable data. Records can include verification details and provenance so users can understand how information was reviewed.
Human Over Automated
Human review adds community context to data enrichment. It is part of how we organize accessibility information for institutional and AI use.

Founder-Market Fit

Bridging Systems Architecture and Community Advocacy

Nick Mendler, Founder of Eyecosystems, wearing a black Eyecosystems polo

Nick Mendler is a systems architect and accessibility advocate who built Eyecosystems at the intersection of structured data infrastructure and blind and low-vision community knowledge. With a background in enterprise data systems, he identified the gap between fragmented accessibility information and structured data that institutions and AI systems can use.

Eyecosystems brings together data architecture and community knowledge. Its goal is to connect information that people and organizations can use for discovery, internal market intelligence, and AI applications.

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