“Hello world.“
CUESPECS is a Cued Speech initiative and a communication equity technology.
The journey from idea to reality starts now.
About Cued Speech
Cued Speech was invented by R. Orin Cornett at Gallaudet in 1966.
Find out more here.
- Cued Speech is a system made of hand shapes, hand placements, and mouth shapes that gives access to sound-based languages beyond hearing.
- Cued Speech converts phonemes, meaning the smallest individual sound units of an audible language, into so-called kinemes (hand shapes, hand placements) that accompany the visemes (mouth shapes) when speaking.
- Together, kinemes and visemes convert an auditory-based language into a vision-based representation that is unambiguous, as opposed to lip reading alone.
What Cued Speech is
Most people have never heard about Cued Speech.
Here are some highlights:
- ✅ Audio-to-vision conversion system
- ✅ Communication support system
- ✅ Tool for literacy acquisition when Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
What Cued Speech is Not
Cued Speech is often confused with sign languages.
Here’s what to know:
- ❌ A language
- ❌ A substitute for sign languages
What We Do
Our mission is simple:
Expand the possibilities of Cued Speech with modern technology.
