What 14ten is

• A framework for interpreting and operationalizing FCC Part 14.
• A governance model for accessibility capabilities, consent, and delegation.
• A recordkeeping and auditability structure that produces defensible artifacts.
• A bridge between policy, engineering, and lived experience — designed from a Deaf-first lens.

What 14ten is not

• Not a relay service, TRS, or VRS platform.
• Not a single application or product.
• Not a vendor endorsement or certification program.
• Not an attempt to create new regulatory authority.

Why this matters

Part 14 is built on Accessible, Usable, and Compatible outcomes — and it requires records to prove those outcomes.

14ten focuses on the “missing middle”: turning obligations into measurable, auditable structures that teams can implement consistently.

The structural bridge

14ten treats accessibility like engineering:

1. Define events as signals.
2. Wrap them with provenance and integrity as envelopes.
3. Classify them under a controlled taxonomy.
4. Convert varied inputs into consistent normalized forms.
5. Apply deterministic rules to route signals and compute state.
6. Persist evidence, then generate audit-ready assertions.