KeyPad Kid

Ronald McDonald House (Chicago): Wednesday, August 29th, 6:30-8PM
Our Second City crew will celebrate the opening of the new Chicago RMDH facility in this fun filled night of drawing with the kids. Several members of the National Cartoonists Society will be there, and we’re welcoming new professional artists to apply now too so please contact us if you’d like to come! Contact: info@inkwellfoundation.org.
When: Wednesday, August 29th, 6:30-8PM
Where: 211 E Grand Avenue
Chicago, Il 60611
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The creator of the KeyPad Kid will attend this session.

Program providing computers to seniors expands

August 7, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Congressman Danny Davis is behind an effort to close the digital divide, and provide jobs for ex-offenders.

Already, Davis has launched an effort to get computers to seniors. Now the program is expanding to include communities around a number of senior facilities in his district.
Nine hundred computers will be distributed to people who complete a training class and can show they have broadband access. Ex-offenders will refurbish and maintain the computers.
The operator of one senior facility said he's seen how residents can benefit from having access to such technology.
"This is very, very powerful because they're able to tell their life stories, they're able to share pictures, have Facebook accounts. And when I walk into that computer lab and I see our senior citizens online and smilin' like, 'Yeah, I'm talking to nieces and I'm talking to nephews, grandchildren.' It's a very, very powerful piece," said Donald Dew, president and CEO, Habilitative Systems Inc.
A grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will fund the project.

Bridging the digital divide

Bridging the Digital Divide in Twin Cities Urban Communities

Welcome to the Broadband Access Project

The Broadband Access Project (BAP) is a partnership between the University and 12 community organizations to bridge the digital divide in underserved urban communities in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

This $3.6-million initiative of the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) supports development and enhancements of 12 community-based public computer centers for underserved populations including African-Americans, Latinos, and Asian American and African immigrants.

The BAP provides free computer trainings and access to high-speed Internet (broadband) to expand access to information about employment, education, health, and community and economic development. The project will open doors, enhance lives, and create access and job opportunities through technology. This website is a resource for this university-community project.

For more information about the Broadband Access Project, please call: 612-625-BAP1 (2271) or email:bap1@umn.edu.

Who is The KeyPad Kid?

With the rapid changes we’re all experiencing in the telecommunications industry a need to educate the public about
these fast moving developments have become of great urgency.

The KEYPAD KID was created in 2006 to be used for educational / entertainment purposes. From brief collaborations, its image became a character being used primarily for public education of the new waves of telecommunication.
The KEYPAD KID is part of the syndicated cartoon Compu-Toon which is affiliated with Universal Press Syndicate and Mae/Johnny Communications.

Welcome to The KeyPad Kid -

We hope to inform with this site.