Talk to Hand
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Ciocan Ștefan
Racovițeanu Teodor
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Talk to Hand: SaaS for Seamless Sign
Language Communication
Talk to Hand services aim to solve the daily
communication needs of the deaf-mute community
through both in-person and online translation
between the spoken language and sign language in
one app.
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Talk to Hand: SaaS for Seamless Sign
Language Communication
Talk to Hand services aim to solve the daily
communication needs of the deaf-mute community
through both in-person and online translation
between the spoken language and sign language in
one app.
Mission Vision Values
• Accessibility: Inclusive
Our mission is to bridge Our vision is to become the
Communication Solutions
communication gaps between leading provider of digital sign
• Excellence: Commitment to
the hearing and deaf language translation services,
Quality
communities through revolutionizing communication • Innovation: Driving
exceptional digital sign accessibility for the deaf Technological
language translation services. community. By continuously Advancements
We empower inclusive and innovating and advancing our • Collaboration: Partnerships
accessible communication, technology, we aim to create a for Success
breaking down barriers for world where sign language is • Empathy: Understanding
equal opportunities in effortlessly understood and and Respect
education, employment, embraced, enabling seamless • Social Impact: Breaking
healthcare, and social interactions and empowering Barriers, Creating Equality
• Continuous Learning:
interactions. individuals to thrive without
Growth through Knowledge
limitations.
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The needs of
People with hearing loss face Limited resources and a lack of
communication barriers and awareness about their needs
social exclusion, struggling to hinder their access to
express themselves and education, employment, social
understand others. and commercial services.
Limited access to modern Feelings of isolation and
entertainment, live news, social frustration are common, and
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Untapped Market Potential:
Uncovering the Key Demographic and their Challenges
Hearing deficiency Disabling hearing loss Involuntary Underage population Institutions and
unemployment Businesses
• Currently, more than • 432 million of them • Over 40% of people • 34 Million kids • Many government
1.5 billion people have disabling suffering from hearing worldwide suffer from organizations, social
(nearly 20% of the hearing loss. loss are not employed disabling hearing loss institutions and
global population) live full time or at all. Businesses use their
with hearing loss • They are often forced • They often grow up to funds on suboptimal
to spend around • This segment is often be under educated, solutions to the
• They have difficulties 2000–3000 Euros on employed in low unemployed, often communication
communicating with hearing aids paying jobs, and suffering from barrier.
family members. suffer from regular depression and
• A large part of them layoffs. loneliness. • A simple and reliable
• They struggle with suffer from inability to bridge would allow
essential services speak • This makes it difficult • Online school only these organizations to
such as healthcare, to benefit of quality widens the gap employ and attract
emergency calls, • Social Exclusion is a treatment regarding between them and customers from the
public norm in their lives, their situation, a prime the rest of the hearing deficient
administrations. leading to depression motivator for more population. population.
andthe
The communication barrier between anhearing
inability
andto fend
non-hearing accessible
population alternatives
is an issue that affects our sociey in multiple ways, and it is estimated to greatly
off for themselves,
increase in the following decades.
especially in the case
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Services
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Translator Function
• From sign language to spoken language
Through the camera of the Device, the AI analyzes hand
gestures and turns it into text. Which is then translated to the
user's preferred language as audio through the speaker with a
synthetic voice.
2.From spoken language to sign language
The microphone captures speech and turns it into text. The AI
then translates it to sign language with the aid of an animated
avatar using sign language displayed on the screen.
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Translator Function
Input Output
From sign Camera Speaker
On-screen
From Speech Microphone
Avatar
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Assistant Function
• From sign language to spoken language
The AI analyzes the sign language and then with the help of a synthetic voice
communicates the message in any call, online meeting and voice message.
2.From spoken language to sign language
The AI transforms audio input from the app into text, which is then translated to
sign language through the Animated avatar that will appear on the screen.
This opens the world of entertainment, remote work, live events and the social
media climate for the hearing deficient people.
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Assistant Function
Input Output
From sign Camera Synthetic
Voice
From Speech Audio from On-screen
the app Avatar
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Benefits of the end User
• Even odds in the job market
• Better integration in the social climate
• Allows deaf people to travel easily
• Offers affordable alternatives to traditional treatment
• Offers affordable alternatives to sign language interpreter
• Allows users to experience entertainment like never
before
• Allows the users to benefit of social and commercial
services despite their predicament
•
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Expense
s
Aspect Revised Cost Range in EU (per year/month) Beyond Words
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- Software Engineers (3-5 engineers) €150,000 - €200,000 per year
- Designers (1-2 designers) €30,000 - €80,000 per year
- Quality Assurance Specialists (1 specialist) €30,000 - €50,000 per year
Technology Stack
- Licensing and Libraries €100 - €2,000 (estimated)
Infrastructure and Hosting
- Cloud Hosting €300 - €800 per month
User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
- UI/UX Designer €3,000 - €10,000 (or more)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development
- AI Expertise €60 - €150 per hour (estimated)
Testing and Quality Assurance
- Manual and Automated Testing €10,000 - €30,000 (or more)
App Deployment and Distribution
- Apple iOS Developer Program €99 per year
- Google Play Developer account €25 (one-time fee)
Marketing
- App promotion and user acquisition Variable (depending on strategy)
Ongoing Maintenance and Updates
- Unforeseen costs for Development 20-30% of initial development cost
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Total Cost Range €254,359 - €503,600 for the development stage
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User Aquisition
Forseable costs Unforseable costs
The user acquisition cost is difficult to
• Project Length Everything that has a estimate at this stage, our plan is to
• Salary deviations non-negligible cost
generate organic attraction through our
that can arise as
• extra consulting partnerships with institutions and
consequence of
needed organizations and trough social media.
improper planning or
• extra services
unfortunate events Advertisements would be placed on
required
that lead to setbacks websites our target demographic
• variable user
in the development visits on a regular basis.
aquisition strategy
process
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During our research, we Partnering with
have concluded that a organizations would only
new customer would require pitching
have an average cost of organizations and
€6.5. Taking into account businesses who could
their capacity for benefit from our product,
generating long term being a very cost-
revenue and generating effective strategy.
organic publicity.
Competition
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Signil
y
Signily is an app that allows users to translate American Sign
Language (ASL) into written English. It uses a video-based approach
where users can record ASL signs, which are then translated into
written text.
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GnoSy
s
GnoSys is an app that translates spoken language into sign language
using a smartphone's camera. It utilizes computer vision and
machine learning to recognize speech and generate real-time sign
language animations.
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Hands
Talk
Hand Talk is an app that translates written or spoken language
into Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS). It uses an animated avatar
that displays the signs based on the input text or speech.
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Potential
partners
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• National Association of the Deaf from Romania
• European Union of the Deaf
• European Union of the Deaf Youth
• World Federation of the Deaf
• World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI)
• European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (EFSLI)
• International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH)
• World Federation of the Deaf blind (WFDB)
• European Network of Sign Language Teachers (ENTS)
• International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
• International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
• International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
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• Customer Service Centers
s Strategy
• Healthcare Providers
These are the businesses and
• Education and Training Institutions organizations that would
benefit from using our service.
• Legal Services
A strong backbone for our
• Hospitality and Tourism Industry market demand
• Government Agencies
We plan on providing value to
• Entertainment and Event Management them and learning more about
the needs of our users such
• Travel Agencies
that we can provide the best
• Social Services service possible, establishing
a strong market presence.
• NGOs
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The revenue model
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Free Version Paid Version
Users have access to the Users get access to the full
translator function, and will be range of features, Translator,
Assistant, natural language
displayed non-intrusive adds in
processing, universal
order to generate revenue translation, advertisement
canceling and cross-device
support
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Marketing
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B2B B2C
The marketing strategy The marketing strategy
focuses on convincing revolves around showing
businesses to make their our target demographic
products and services how much their life would
appeal to a wider be improved if they used
demographic and our service to
gaining publicity for
communicate at home,
being more inclusive.
work, school and on the
street
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Government Institutions, Organizations and NGOs
Talk to Hand aims to create a more equal world by Synopsis
providing a communication platform that connects We reach out to
individuals with their loved ones. Recognizing the Governmental organizations,
shared goals and visions of hospitals, NGOs, institutions and NGOs that
charities, and similar institutions, Talk to Hand might want to be our
seeks to partner with them. By leveraging the partners, this leads to
platform's technology, these organizations can organic customer acquisition
enhance their services and improve communication and helps spread awareness
with the people they care for. This collaboration about our business, build
emphasizes inclusivity, accessibility, and the credibility and create a
transformative power of human connection in strong network of partners
building a more equal society. that provide all sorts of
opportunities
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What feedback have we
recived so far?
During a social activism project, where we interacted with kids
with hearing disabilities we presented them our idea with Talk to
hand and all of them were excited and looking forward to actually
try our app in the future, stating that it has the power the change
their lives.
The Founders of Talk to Hand
We are two passionate, energetic and ambitious entrepreneurs with a thirst
for learning, conquering challenges and helping others. Our strength lies in
our vast array of experiences with people of different communities, through
our participation in various programs, competitions, courses and volunteering
for our fellow citizens.
Racovițeanu Teodor
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I am the visionary behind the idea for talk to hand, future
entrepreneur, sportsman, writer and soon author. I am
involved in Erasmus projects, debate, volunteering and
other side projects of my own and with my friends. I go to
the gym every day no matter what, and I like to think of
myself as a man of action. I like to get things done and I
like to get things done properly.
Ciocan Stefan
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Organizer of the "Speak, Please!" project in partnership
with the Leaders foundation. I have taken part in multiple
Erasmus plus projects, two of them focusing on people
with disabilities and their struggles.
I am passionate about giving less fortunate people
chances using technology and business knowledge
acquired trough formal education at the Buzau Economic
College and informal education.
I love communication, from Debate to content creation,
art, poetry and sci-fi novels.
Furthermore, my competitive nature drives me to take on
any challange, be it a competition or real life.
Thanks for your
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