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Rubber Boy Academy
Organise training courses for hearing impaired persons and produce animation to promote sign language
ABOUT
Year Established: 2016
Beneficiaries: People with hearing loss
| https://www.rubberboyacademy.com | |
| Rubber Boy | |
| An animation company targeting the needs of hearing impaired persons |
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Informative TV programmes with sign language incorporated are uncommon
- Some think negatively to sign language and usually underestimate the capabilities of hearing impaired persons
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- The first 3-dimensional animation with sign language “dialogues”
EXPECTED SOCIAL IMPACT
 | 50 percent of increase in income to be observed for those hearing impaired persons by acquiring skills in animation production and being provided good job opportunities |
 | 20 participants to receive better job opportunities after graduating from the programme |
 | Hearing impaired persons to be relieved from poverty by being equipped with knowledge and skills in animation production, and by being given good positions with higher salary |
 | Social inclusion to be advocated by allowing corporations and the public to better understand the needs of hearing impaired persons and to appreciate their capabilities |
BUSINESS MODEL
Rubber Boy Academy gains revenue from advertisement
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Training workshops for hearing impaired persons
The training courses teach hearing impaired participants on production of animation and 3D modelling technology
3-dimensional videos and animations
Outstanding participants will assist the production aimed at promoting the sign language and changing the public’s attitudes towards it