Cued Speech

[ChatinASL]

Are there any public workers know CUED SPEECH? How can CUED SPEECH users with their not clear voice and those workers communicate each other? I personally KNOW that some CUED SPEECH users' voice are not clear at all.

[TheHobbesandcalvin]

I'm french, so I use the LPC (the french translation of the cued speech). As Hilary F. I'll never thank enough my parents for the choice they made, when they decided that they'll use the cued for me and my sister.

I think that deaf people using only ASL (LSF in french) are missing a point. ASL isn't the "natural" language of deaf people. ASL makes you a dependant person. If you don't have other people doing ASL around you, you can't communicate.

Cornett, you're my HERO.

[STERLINGLOVER]

I wish I could Cue :( I've met the most WONDERFUL man, and he uses Cued Speech. I have full hearing and no experience whatsoever with any kind of signing.

[limdaf]

cued and american sign language between different but I prefer use ASL faster understand communicate better than cued if person who hard of hearing easy confuse sound word almost same word ..myself hard of hearing but the most time people ask me a question are you are deaf or hard of hearing so i always say i am deaf always be me ..I never thought about cued for the deaf children when get older could be change low .

[leprasia]

Interesting debate over ASL and cued speech. I am wondering if cued speech works better for those who can hear somewhat than those who are profoundly or totally deaf? Because if I can't hear sounds at all, how would having those signs help me produce sounds?

[ArrowBiter]

i don't know anything about sign language, but it seems to me that all these people are trying to do is invent alternative, and yes maybe better, forms of communication. But i don't think anyone is trying to replace ASL. if CS doesn't work for you, then just don't use it.

[jordana72uk]

The real advantage of cued speech is that it helps people like me (hearing with no deaf or signing contacts) to make what I'm saying more accessible to hearing impaired people. I have done both Makaton and BSL courses. I use, and teach others, the few signs I know - but that means I am limited to very basic words & phrases. Cued Speech means I can express myself in my own words and assist people to lip-read. It's not a language / culture thing - it's a tool to help people understand me.

[Openmindedtalk]

ASL is not a superior language. But it is a langauage that is the most effect for anyone. Why do you think they give sign language to hearing babies so that they can communicate with their parents and not give deaf babies sign language and promote them to talk. That doesn't makes sense. 80% of cuers went to sign language and discovered its much easier. Its a proven fact right there. So cuers try to use sign language and see for yourself.

[WolfyDCS]

CS-it's same repeatedly hand movements in many different words all the time, I got confused here where sign languages have many different hand(s) movements to match the describe of places, shape/character of peoples/things which it's common sense!!! Sign Languages comes from pure deaf communities where we all deaf people use 100% sign languages all the time,we all r doing fine in deaf world AND hearing world as well without CI or CS...for hundreds years so what's wrong/problems with us deaf sign

[WolfyDCS]

language users? so we all don't need any CI / CS! We don't try to change you at all like you all try to control and change the life of deaf communites.. that's view as i'm come from deaf family with rich deaf roots and yes, i do know what i'm 'Sign' about...

Do they educate those parents about Sign Language and CS or put SL under the mat and make them do CS.. i have see it may times around in my lifetimes

[WolfyDCS]

which it's so sad same goes for CI!!! Lucky us, some of us know where we all come from and carry it down to next our deaf generations!!

Other thing, it's good for disabled (Hearing) people who can't speak, which i'm support for that...

This film's bit lean to one side not in balance on both side, knowhatimsaying?

[airmanpete]

cont. post: Cued speech users often learn sign too at some point in their lives and naturally most pick it up pretty easy so I wouldn't worry about cuers only being able to communicate with other people who cue. Oh and I am a Gallaudet alumni for the record.

[airmanpete]

cont post: The downside of cued speech is that there aren't enough transliterators but, depending on your location the same could be said for interpreters. Cued speech is easier to learn as a child but you can definitely learn it as an adult. It is a finite hand system not an infinite language like ASL. .

[AstralSandwich]

@airmanpete Do you mean that CS is easier to learn than a real language like ASL? OR do you mean that children grasp CS faster than adults do?

[airmanpete]

cont. post: I prefer to use a transliterator for my classes in English (I want to know exactly what the professor is saying not some interpretation by an often less than mediocre interpreter). I primarily use ASL socially to communicate with my friends. Cueing provides visual access to the English language which I feel has given me a strong foundation for reading and writing. Academically I was always on par with my peers.

[lilmarymac]

My family went to Galladuet University many years ago (I was in 2nd grade) and we studied cued speech for one week and learned all we needed to - of course it's much easier for kids to absorb this than adults. I was always curious whatever happened to this "movement" - it's good to see it's still being taught and although it shouldn't/can't replace sign language, how great would it be if everyone learned it in school at a young age?

[shdubbleorti]

I dont feel like you show enough about the unsecessful side of cued speech. I think it works for some people but not for others and typically a person who uses cued speech can only socialize with other cued speech users and not many people use this method. Not nearly as many as those who use ASL so I dont feel you inform people of all aspects of cued speech. Im not saying its bad. Im just saying it's not everything you make it out to be. sorry.

[xenophile2]

Oh also, is cuing difficult to learn for an adult?  I assume it is much easier than learning a language, since it's a code. I am deaf, and bilingual English/ASL.

[ATWolf89]

Kids pick it up quite easily, but IME, adults are usually a bit slower. I have not gotten a chance to see how it would work for prelingually deaf adults, though. But yes, it would be easier to "learn" than a sign language. (I put learn in quotes because 10% of Cued Speech is memorizing the handshapes and positions; the rest is practice, practice, practice.) I think the biggest problem is finding other people to practice with; CS isn't very common.

[xenophile2]

Question: the video talks about how cuing would help with learning foreign languages. I would like to know more about that.

I am bilingual ASL/English, and I would like to learn other languages, but I am not sure the best way to approach it. I tried in school with a sign language interpreter (admittedly not a skilled one), but it did not seem to work well for me, because she would try to fingerspell the vocabulary but would misspell it.

[ATWolf89]

Well, I suppose you _could_ learn a foreign language via ASL interpretation but I imagine it would be quite awkward (not least because of the spelling difficulties). I can imagine Cued Speech serving as a more effective method, but I haven't gotten the chance to see it in practice... yet... I'm hoping to take a Chinese language class sometime with a CS transliterator. It'll be an interesting experience for sure. :D

[ek4051]

i am debating wether i like the idea or not , i think it would be differcult for a deaf person because some words sound the same for insistance the name ben and word been have the same sound i think that would confused the person.

[jenniferbien]

Hi-thanks for your comments. Cued Speech shows the difference between sounds. Ben and been do NOT sound the same. "Ben" rhymes with "hen" while "been" rhymes with "tin" and "fin". We would cue "been" similarly to how we cue "tin" and 'fin". It is very difficult to learn a language that you cannot hear. Cued Speech makes it possible to learn any spoken language.

[ek4051]

well i still don't think it's the best tool for someone to learn a language if they can't hear thats my opinion and i am going to leave it like that

[Tar2006]

Jennifer, I agree with Obsesso. I'm native ASL user. American SIgn Lanuage is more of effective through visual language based on our knowledge through eyes.

The speech is not subject to the education therefore it is take a lot of effort time to learn speech which is set to waste the important education.

ASL is the official language therefore Deaf people should to learn rather than being in the lab by Audiologist.

[airmanpete]

Wow...some people on here sound very close minded and quite frankly ignorant.  Both ASL and Cued speech have their respective places as well as their respective pros and cons. It is not a waste of education....since when is learning something new a waste of time? Oh and before you get on your high horse about how ASL is so superior you might want to recheck your grammar. As someone who signs and cues I can tell you that I honestly love both for different reasons.

[FranceGamble]

I think that making a child whose deaf think that they need to start talking is rude and mean. Why can't the parents just learn how to sign? Why do deaf people have to conform to our wants instead of hearing conforming to their NEEDS! I think that if a child wants to learn how to speak aloud, then by all means let them do that. If they want an implant when they're older, than by all means let them do that. If you use only CS than you're making them feel like an alien.

[shdubbleorti]

Thank you! No I dont sound like the only horible person to those who are interested in cued speech on here because I completely agree with you and I don't think this is what people want to get out of this video. I dont think many consiter both the negatives and positives of cued speech they only look at the positives.

[chancherry]

this is really promoting cued speech and look at the children's proficiency!

[pablochamorro1]

!! Excelent Video !!!

[Drizzy28]

Mind you. Why use a 1979 fact stating that 'The average Deaf student reads at a 3rd to 4th grade level'. 1979? mind you, thats nearly 30 years ago. 30 years, a lot CHANGE in that period of time.

I'm Deaf. I have excellent English grammar, my grade level of reading is around the top of high school/university level. Mind you, I'm only a young high school student.

CS is not an official language. even the video never stated that it was a real one, just codes. ASL is an offical language.ASL POWER

[justanotherface2u]

cued speech is AMAZING. i've been working with a kid with down syndrome and it was impossible for him to learn to speak and the school refused to try cuing, but finally caved in and he's progressed immensely. its fascinating. he learned sign language, but that limits who you can communicate with, so cuing really helps.

[soldierzgirly]

Wow what a great documentary. Cued Speech is close to my heart, as my cousin is profoundly deaf and has utilized cued speech for over 20 years. Thank you for such a great resource!

[SoftballLover4life50]

i hearing apard and know cued speech i don't now anyone else who knows it and so i looked up to see if anyone else knew it lol thank you so much for putting this up people mess asl and sign up (i know both)

[GracieLeeLou]

I know both cued speech and ASL, and I wanted to say thank you for putting this up. A lot of people misunderstand both.

[murasaki0001x]

Hmm... controversy. Beautiful...

ASL is wonderful... I love it. The culture goes with ASL, too...

But I also understand how cued speech can help acquire language skills. 

intriguing...

[Tar2006]

If I were Board of Education for that school. I will throw Cued Speech program out of the window in big time. I DEMAND put ASL in that program period! This is just disgusted me to see how much you abused their Deaf children's education by using Cued Speech which is unofficial recognized as language. Someone please delete this video..

[jenniferbien]

Just to clarify, a majority of people shown in this film are also proficient or fluent in American Sign Language. They also know English through the mode of Cued Speech. Thank you for your feedback.

[katrinsf]

I'm deaf and understand your point. ASL will be used to communicate with the deaf community- and will never be replaced. I support using Cued Speech in addition to ASL. Cued Speech is a visual code to access spoken languages. Having both is great! The more language experience you have in a language, the more you will access English or any other language. Isn't it time to immerse yourself to another language next to ASL? It's not about ASL or CS- it is a great tool to access any spoken language!

[Drizzy28]

If they were. why didnt they say that they could ALSO sign ASL?

They shouldnt be all for Cued Speech. Tar2006 is right. Cued Speech is an unofficial language, and should REALLY be thrown out the window.

[Cuemommy]

YES both Cued Speech and ASL can exist in harmony. There is a much larger world than the deaf community. Cued Speech does not want to pose a threat to the deaf community. Cued Speech is a mode. I agree ASL is a beautiful language, but CS provides ACCESS to the English language. That's all it simply is. Julie Ann Lanz

[lbangotti]

I don't see the point in cued speech. What's the point? It is not any language at all. ASL is much better and deaf children will get along better in the deaf community if they know asl.

[Drizzy28]

I agree with you. Cued speech is not an official language, and here in Australia, Cued speech is never even thought of using, because it simply doesnt work.

[ArtedeQ]

Sick war we have to fight, this is one of most opressive teaching methods.

ASL is the inner beauty of the children, 6 months 500 words... ASL the world is bigger with 1k+ words.

[cyuknis]

As a teacher of DHOH students, I have found benefits from both cueing and ASL. Cueing is not torture, it is not trying to replace ASL, and my students know they are deaf. In fact, my students who cue easily transition between the hearing world and the deaf world, whereas my students who use only ASL cannot.  There are tremendous benefits to cueing, and it is fun to do!

[liondt]

Cued Speech is sucker! ASL is better than anything..

[Drizzy28]

Completely Agreed.

[emilytuk]

I really enjoyed the video. I was lucky enough to have a cued speech course about 5 years ago. I love asl too- and both can exist in harmony, can't they? I can see the merits of both. Thank you for educating the world about another important method for bridging the gap of communication. I plan on sharing this link with Master's of Special Ed students, so that they can learn about cued speech as well.

[lbangotti]

no they can not exist in harmony. The reason is because it is not accepted in deaf community. It's not the deaf culture. There really is no gap in communication.

[FigureSkater4]

I'm a hearing person who from my own experience with ASL, that came with wanting to talk with a deaf friend from school with out the help his interpreter. I learned to become very good at signing and hope to become an interpreter but I do not like the cued method and hope to never have to use it.

[greenocean20814]

eeek i disagree with cued sppech i am so duffuilty to understand by each other  i support asl

[sapphire416]

yeah asl is power  !!!!!!

[DeafBetty]

I hate Cued speech, I felt this is torture children not know about identities, Sign Language is beautiful and very brillant, cued speech not beautiful nothing same l,m, fewer fingerspelling , not good very poorest language cued speech is creative hearing , not deaf people , deaf people are identities world sign language various. similar ASL whatever the parents not bother ASL. this is problem the parents are responsability never encourage deaf children with ASL, what is wrong ?

[sapphire416]

yes i agree wtih  you 100 percent !!!!!

[erkajen]

deafbetty... out of curiosity; why does your comment have so many grammatical mistakes?

Is it because you use and rely on asl's own grammatical structure and therefore never gained influence in proper English structure?

Please don't take offense with my question I was just relating to what I saw on the video which stated that cued speech learners have nearly same fluency level English reading and writing, whereas asl speakers have a 3rd to 4th grade level reading comprehension.

[avbria]

Well, I don't agree with your statement that ASL speakers have a low reading level. I grew up using ASL coming from a Deaf family and I currently hold a master's degree. The main problem is that Deaf children tend to learn ASL later on that they missed the "window of opportunity" making it more difficult to learn a second language more effectively.

[Drizzy28]

Avbria. I agree with you. Im also Deaf from Australia. I sign Auslan, Australian Sign Langauge. I am the top in my English class in high school. Yet i am Deaf. i wonder how that is so... Its because is started signing when i was 8 months old, till now, [By the way, i can also speak fluently.]. All of this. Only using Auslan.

Really, its important for children to have a language when they are little. luckily my parents were Deaf, so they already knew Auslan, and taught me that.

[avbria]

I would go on and on but darn this word limit policy. Anyway..

In addition, not all schools for the deaf including mainstreaming programs have a strong bilingual educational program that they don't usually use ASL to teach English. Fortunately, this is about to change since I learned that approx. 30 schools are now receiving bilingual training offered by CAEBER at Gallaudet University. Please don't jump to conclusions, thank you.

[Drizzy28]

Well Well. Erkajen.

Are you hearing? if so, how DARE you accuse Deaf Betty of her grammer. Such a Shame.

Me, well, i'm Deaf, I have very good English Grammer. Wonder why?

Well i can point out that Sign Language helped me very well. Because of that, i was able to communicate freely, have an identity and not be ashamed that i am Deaf. So what right do YOU have to say what you just did.

I can surely say, my Grade level of reading comprehension, is HIGHER than high school level.

[sapphire416]

i dislike to use cued speech because it s diffcult to understand each other I pefer to use ASL

[jenniferbien]

We hired an interpreter so the film would be available to everyone who was interested. Many of those featured in the video are also ASL-users.

I encourage you to all keep an open-mind and continue to educate yourselves about different languages and methods of communication.

[DSQ89]

Eek. No thanks .... I agree with Ketchamized why put an ASL signer interpreting this video if they think CUED speech is awesome. Oh boy .. what's wrong with these people?

[aslirish]

Cued Speech, eeek ! I love asl so please leave asl alone.

[kydeafie]

I wish the hearing people would just back off and leave the Deaf people alone. Asl is still the best. Thank you to Clerc and Gallaudet.

[deafftimms]

It looks more fingerspelling to me. I almost went asleep while watching the cue language.

[hoeyhemp]

CUED SPEECH is better than ASL No I disagree I know so That ASL is way better than using this kind of medthods. ASL POWER !

[tactiletheworld]

I am Deaf Blind myself, partially sighted. It's very difficult for me to understand Cued speech because it is quick on the hands and requires eyes to read the lips, too. Tell me, how do you think Deaf people who used Cued can talk with their Deaf Blind friends? Try tactile with Cued. Impossible. For this reason, I do not support the spread use of Cued speech for fears that it would isolate the Deaf Blind community even more. ASL reigns supreme.

[ralpheadsuz]

I am confused. My Downs boy relies heavily on ASL signs for both expressive & receptive language. He is a good reader, and his staff is actually hesitant to use ANY visual cue, as it is difficult to fade out. They don't want him prompt-dependent. My confusion, is why this cuing is better than ASL (which many of his staff already know)

[marieh22]

This is very interesting, I didnt know about cueing.

[nterp1965]

HMMMMmmmmmmmm ok it seems that when a person on this video is cueing (im not talking about the interpreter in left corner) ive noticed the same cues for a few different words ( i cant recall which words) this is confusing. It's almost like signing one word for everthing ie hello my name is john doe

signs used (mom)(mom) (mom) (mom) (mom) (mom)

[renZhouer]

When you were watching, were you watching the mouth as well? The mouth motion goes with the cues to give a complete phonemic picture. for example, "boat" uses the same handshapes and placements as "note", but the mouth shape is very different and will show the phoneme difference clearly. The way cued speech is set up, the phonemes that are similar on the mouth use different handshapes/placements, while three or four that look very different are used with one handshape or placement.

[ketchamized]

Good point. Also, this video was done way back when. If cued speech is so wonderful, then why isn't there an updated version- from Gallaudet University?

The reality is, Gallaudet University does not support cued speech anymore.

[ketchamized]

Something else- if they truly think cued speech is so wonderful, why do they have an ASL signer interpreting this video in the corner? This is ridiculous.

[ketchamized]

check this out:

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This speaks for itself.

Cued Speech is a byproduct of audism.

The only reason why you see some success with cued speech is because rich people tend to use cued speech... So they put all their money into training, into their children. That's the problem.

Your video disgusts me.

[jenniferbien]

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I'm thrilled that you decided to learn more by watching. I have a question, do you only consider the Deaf community to include individuals who are fluent in ASL? What about Deaf individuals who feel part of the Deaf community, but just so happen to know how to cue?

Also, Cued Speech is used in the Chicago Public Schools...

Once again, thank you for your comment.

[ralpheadsuz]

Certainly, the Deaf are not the only people fluent in ASL, but they get pretty annoyed with those of us who borrow signs, and not get the structure right. I wonder if they'd be less possessive of "cuing".

[jenniferbien]

Ralph- We do not have research on the benefits of one approach over another for children with down syndrome. We know that CS might be another approach that could be a support. The difference between cueing and signing is that cueing visualizes English while signing does not. I'm doing my doctoral dissertation in this area, but for now, we do know that visual phonemic systems may support the use of languages with a phonemic structure. Yes-fading must often be planned into programs.

[jenniferbien]

There is research comparing Picture Exchange to Sign Language. The research between those approaches is slanted towards sign language in terms of bridging to spoken language. I think because Cued Speech visualizes the target language we are trying to elicit, it might be a more direct approach. We don't know. We know that there are various approaches that can benefit children. The more educated we are, the more we can plan an individual program for a child.

[ralpheadsuz]

Thanks for your answers! I definitely agree that the more educational methods we know, the more we can reach each individual.

[lemmecheck]

Wow, I just checked out your website, and let me say: for someone who hates discrimination, you've made yourself into quite the hypocrite! The words on the site was SO SMALL that I couldn't read them! My vision isn't good, so I had to copy the website onto Word and blow the type up to normal size! The black/white contrast gave me a huge headache!

Your website is a perfect example of discrimination against low vision people!

[lemmecheck]

This comment is for Ketchamized, and his website

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[SMAUHL]

I never like cud speech it is low education language!

[jenniferbien]

The cueing system is not meant to replace the natural language of the Deaf community. Its purpose is to support the development of English language and literacy. The majority of native cuers and cueing professionals are also proficient in American Sign Language and advocate cueing only as a bridge to English.

[Irish1856]

I don't like the comparison with grade levels.I'm tired of you looking at deaf with ASL being at low grade level.Who were their teachers?Did they use TotalCommunication method?Were they good teachers?Were they clear to deaf to understand?Look back to 1700's and 1800's.They used ASL.Most Deaf had much higher grade level than after 1880.They changed from ASL to oral.That screwed our education.ASL and Bilingual-Bicultural are very good.Please do not compare with ASL.You are being audism!

[jenniferbien]

Irish-you're right. There are many, many factors that impact the performance of our students. This is just one approach that attempts to mediate one factor (difficulty at acquiring English language and literacy). High teacher quality and a complete language model would also be great supports for our students.

[valkynb]

It sucks!

[deafteacher2006]

I don't mean this to sound disrespectful, but if it has been so successful with deaf kids, why are most school systems (even gallaudet) still signing? Why, if this is really a "language" is it not more accessible to ALL deaf children? What about those kids that don't have implants or aren't able to benefit from hearing aids? I just think that if this were the cure-all to deaf ed, it would be more widely accepted.

[jenniferbien]

Deafteacher2006- Thank you so much for your question. Why isn't this system more accessible for our students? It's relatively new and people are scared of change. I hope you consider bringing it to your school as a place to start.

[Allegra250]

looks excellent to me!

[DefMex73]

SUCKS! I perfer Sign language but it strange anyway

[seth1987]

Is there a reason to use a source from 1979 to say that the average deaf person reads at the 4th grade level?

Cued speech is a code...not a language. ASL is also a language that is 100 percent accessible from birth and when done correctly bilingual and bicultural education has a very high success rate. Now that that is recognized and the education is improving I doubt that the average is still at a 4th grade level.

[jenniferbien]

I also used research from 2000. You're right-Cued Speech is a code, but Cued English (or any other visualized spoken language) is a language.

I'm very interested in bilingual-bicultural education myself and would love to schools for the deaf to use it, but unfortunately, most of them use sign supported speech and signing systems.

[propertyofranger]

Actually, I think you'll find that cued speech is NOT a language, but really a language aide. The hand shapes are really a prompt for the word vowel/sound, if used alone, it means nothing. At no time during the video does it even claim that CS is a language, beause it's not; it's a code.

[rjizzo]

Cued speech is the system. Cued speech done in English is cued English and IS a language (as is cued French, cued Spanish, etc.). It is visual English, word for word and sound for sound. The handshapes are NOT a prompt for the sound as in visual phonics type systems. The handshapes are only part of the cue and are not ever used alone. The cued speech system is made up of cues, each consisting of a handshape, placement of handshape, AND movement of articulators.

[seth1987]

You'll find that is beginning to change, especially after the success in Deaf students in Sweden and Denmark.

Deaf children who have parents who sign at home and a bicultural model at school do as well if not better then their hearing peers.

I'd be interested to see more current research. In 1996 a lot of schools were still using SimCom and the education in Deaf schools was very different from today.

[drivebyluna]

The last research conducted by Gallaudet in 1996 still states that the average reading level of a Deaf person is a fourth grade level, whereas the average hearing person is at an eighth grade level.

[Obsesso]

Anyone learning a second language is going to take longer to come up to the same level as a native user. ASL is the first language of Deaf in America, so it stands to reason that English would take them longer to learn to read. English is one of the hardest languages to learn anyway, and for someone whose native language is a visual/gestural one, it is difficult to learn a speech/sound-based one. English teachers who are fluent in ASL will probably make the biggest difference in reading fluency.

[sabriel430]

all I can say is wow! I am going to school now to become a teacher of the deaf and all they talk about is learning how to sign and that's great and all but it was very interesting to see something so different. I am hard of hearing myself and if I would have learned cued speech in highschool I think I would have done a lot better in school. People definitely need to be givien more options and this is really interesting. Thank you!

[jenniferbien]

All those kids in the video are cueing, yes.

It is still actively being taught. Columbia University requires its graduate students in d/Deaf education to learn and use Cued Speech.

[ASL8306]

very informative.. i like asl better though.. i mean..ok if the parents want them to learn that but why not learn ASL in addition... its such a beautiful expressive language.. but maybe it would be too much work eh?? (sarcasm)

[ASL8306]

Also, question.. are there really that many ppl that still do it.. i mean all those kids in this video.. thy all still use CS and is this still actively being taught??

[jenniferbien]

There are families and teachers using CS with children who have autism. I've seen CS used twice with students on the spectrum. There's no published research, yet, but I'm doing my doctoral dissertation on the subject. My professors think CS may be as helpful as signing systems, but not necessarily more so. A lot depends on the motor, attention, visual tracking, and cognitive ability of a student.

[forgetfulmare]

I would love to see how cued speech is used to help autism. Also, would love to see more closed captioning. I am deaf, but use lip reading and closed captioning; my signs are modest.

[rjizzo]

Cued speech is EASY and FAST to learn, which allows more people in the individual's circle to learn it so there is continuity between school, home, etc. Also, the cues are easier to perform, which is helpful for people who have fine-motor issues. It can be used to assist people with Down syndrome, autism, CAPD, visual learners, dys/apraxia, deafness, hard of hearing, etc. It can assist with speech, English language, AND communication, which no other cue/prompt/sign method is able to do.

[rjizzo]

This is wonderful! It is very clear, interesting to watch, and professional. Thank you so much for doing this and for your continuing advocacy. Cued speech is a great tool that will benefit many people, including our family. We truly appreciate having this option available to us, as well as the support we have received in learning the system and following through with it.

[InEyes]

It's rare to see cued speech in the Deaf Community. It won't be popluar but thanks for sharing. It's educational video.

[jenniferbien]

Hey everyone-if you like the film, pass it on!!  Thanks!

-Jenn

[adamteich]

Great video. Amazing the things we never think of!

Very valuable tools to better humanity.

[mnovak25]

Excellent video! Over the last 15 years, I have seen countless children benefit from Cued Speech. I urge parents of newly diagnosed hearing impaired children to 1) seriously consider Cued Speech, and 2) closely monitor their child's language test scores, regardless of option chosen.

[bolamzb]

Very informative and moving. I have witnessed the outstanding usefulness of Cued Speech for English and other languages, alone or with other techniques if desired or needed.

[inirtrini]

I am hard of hearing myself, almost fully Deaf. I don't feel cued speech is really audism, the way pure oralism is. It's apparently a very useful tool that enables the cued-speaker to grasp language phonemics. The important thing is to strike a balance between cued speech for speaking, and ASL for everyday chatting. What's wrong with Deaf people learning cued speech, as long as they keep their Deaf culture alive through ASL? The two CAN coexist for mutual benefit.

[emayton]

Great video! Thanks. :)

[ericlawrin]

Cued Speech + Cochlear Implant = AUDISM against Deaf people! Linguicide of ASL!

[iabrev8]

True, that certainly may be so in some cases...but Audism can be found in numerous places; even among ASL-users heavily involved in Deaf Culture. Audism is often an attitude. Cued American English was never meant to replace ASL; if that were the intent, I would agree with your statement 100%.