Why DIG is uniquely positioned

DIG can champion 14ten because it:

• Represents the user — Deaf professional experience within government and procurement.
• Understands the system — deep familiarity with federal procurement, compliance, and enforcement realities.
• Has convening power — relationships with the FCC, agencies, and advisory bodies.
• Maintains neutrality — can lead a standards-based conversation without commercial conflict.

Sponsorship outcomes

By adopting 14ten, DIG can:

• Provide industry a clear, Deaf-centered interpretive framework for Part 14.
• Strengthen enforcement through clarity and auditable data, reducing reliance on litigation.
• Proactively shape the intersection of AI and accessibility before harmful norms entrench.
• Establish a durable technical foundation for future advocacy and policy work.

Requested board action (summary)

1. Recognize 14ten as a DIG-sponsored accessibility framework aligned with FCC Part 14.
2. Authorize non-binding reference materials (white papers, mappings, guides).
3. Authorize stakeholder engagement (FCC, agencies, industry) under DIG’s auspices.
4. Establish a lightweight governance group within DIG to oversee integrity and evolution.

Guardrails (what approval does NOT do)

• Does not obligate DIG to build, buy, or fund software.
• Does not endorse or certify any vendor, product, or platform.
• Does not create new regulatory authority for DIG.
• Does not expose DIG to TRS/VRS compliance risk or liability.