“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” — Edith Sitwell

From all of us at SIPA, we wish you a joyous and peaceful holiday season!

Webinar Wednesday

December 18th at 10:00am: Making PDFs Accessible 

HB21-1110 requires all Colorado governments bring their documents, websites, and other online services into compliance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Allyant's CommonLook tools for PDFs, Word Documents, and Powerpoint presentations will help you achieve that goal and allow all of your constituents to access the information you provide. Register to join us for this webinar where they'll demo the software and discuss the benefits package included with the SIPA Accessibility Grant licenses that are coming up for renewal next April!

SAVE THE DATE! Our next Webinar Wednesday will be on January 15th with Grackle. Session information and registration link coming soon, please check back on our Webinar Wednesday page.

Password Management

Password management and the idea of using strong passwords or passphrases has long been known to increase security. However, how does one manage multiple complex passwords and passphrases?  Here is some good information from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on the use of strong passwords and password managers.

New Service Launches

• Optiv Google IR - RTD
• Pacific Point Citywide CRM - City of Longmont
• Google/Resultant Google Workspace - Town of Hooper 
• Slalom Communications - Jeffco Public School District
• CapTech Accessibility Assessment - Department of Treasury
• Allyant Accessibility Assessment - Gunnison Watershed School District
• Docusign - Town of Firestone
• Tableau E-learning - Department of Public Health and Environment

• PromptPay - Governor's Office of Information Technology
• Website - Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government - Colorado Resiliency Office
• Website - Arrowhead Fire Protection District
• Website - Town of Hooper

New SIPA Customers

• City of Steamboat Springs
• San Miguel County Public Library District No 1
• Lake George Fire Protection District
• Colorado Charter School Institute

New SIPA Suppliers

We are excited to share our new suppliers who can help you with your accessibility, cyber security, GIS, and IT professional needs!

Schneider Geospatial - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions
TEKsystems - IT professional services
Amnet - 24/7 IT support and infrastructure services
GrackleDocs - accessibility tools for Google products
Amnet ContentSource - website accessibility audits, content compliance services for PDFs, Word documents, and Powerpoint slides, video captioning, and VPATs

SIPA's Technology Suppliers

Take advantage of SIPA's simple procurement process and negotiated contract terms! SIPA, created by the general assembly, provides digital government services to better engage with constituents, manage operations and protect data to assist all Colorado governments.

New SIPA Team Member

Introducing our newest SIPA team member, Josh Schroder! He serves as our Digital Accessibility Specialist and brings 10 years of state government experience in his field. Josh is responsible for administration of the SIPA digital accessibility program, producing inclusive digital experiences through comprehensive audits of digital assets, and remediating accessibility issues among other duties. Please join us in welcoming him to the team!