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Digital Download
Digital Access Monthly Newsletter
November 2025
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The Digital Download is your place for monthly updates from the Colorado Digital Access team.
The Digital Access Team is led by the Office of the Future of Work in partnership with the Office of eHealth Innovation. The state’s digital access infrastructure work is supported by the Colorado Broadband Office, which oversees Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and other broadband infrastructure funding.
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Digital Access Updates
Colorado’s Digital Access Coalition
In the coming months, Colorado’s Digital Access Team will be working to strengthen connections between diverse organizations as it stands up a statewide digital access coalition. Coalitions can have tremendous impact in increasing digital access in several ways, including advocacy, alignment and networking.
Digital equity coalitions have existed across the country for many years. At this moment, when funding for digital access has been inconsistent, the importance of organizations and communities working together to identify priorities and efficiencies when it comes to digital access has become increasingly important.
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)’s Coalition Guidebook provides useful information on coalition building, structure and function. The Digital Access Team will use this guidebook and other resources as references as it shifts to the statewide coalition structure. We encourage anyone interested in participating in Colorado’s Digital Access Coalition meetings to review NDIA’s guidebook for context, definitions, and more! The next Digital Access Coalition meeting is on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
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In Case You Missed It: Path Forward for Digital Access Report
In July, the Digital Access Team partnered with Visible Network Labs to launch the Path Forward for Digital Access survey. The responses are available as a new tool that visualizes state-wide partnerships: the Path Forward for Digital Access Report. It will be updated periodically as the data is analyzed. Note: It may take a few minutes for the report to load.
Join the Discussion! Attend the next Colorado Digital Access Coalition meetings to discuss this new tool.
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 Digital Navigator Nook
Nominate Digital Equity Champions for National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s Awards
Do you know someone who should be recognized for their work in digital equity? Or someone who has brought a fresh, innovative perspective to the field? The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Digital Equity Champion Awards!
Nominations (and self-nominations) are being accepted for two awards:
- Digital Equity Champion Award - recognizing an individual who has made an outstanding impact in the field of digital equity.
- Emerging Leader Champion Award - acknowledging an up-and-coming digital inclusion practitioner.
Submit your Digital Equity Champion Awards nominations by November 21.
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Digital Access Events
Colorado Digital Access Coalition Meeting - NEW
If you are a digital inclusion practitioner or someone who wants to know more about digital inclusion work in Colorado, please join us for our monthly Colorado Digital Access Coalition meetings! The coalition will connect digital inclusion practitioners and content expertise from around the state together to tackle the state’s barriers to digital inclusion. Register on Zoom to attend the next Digital Access Coalition meeting, on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Navigator Community of Practice
Navigators, staff who support them, and other stakeholders are invited to attend the monthly Community of Practice (CoP), which is on the last Wednesday of each month. Register to attend the next Navigator CoP meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.
We welcome all kinds of navigators to this meeting, because if you help people navigate healthcare, employment, or any other system, you’re likely doing so online. Many Coloradans’ first introduction to using a computer happens when they need to access a healthcare portal or to apply for a job online. This space is for anyone who helps others navigate online tasks. Please join us!
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Contact Us
Digital Access Team
Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment
707 17th Street, Suite 150
Denver, CO 80202
digitalaccess@state.co.us
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