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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 |
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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
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
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Training workshops for hearing impaired persons
The training courses teach hearing impaired participants on production of animation and 3D modelling technology
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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