More Cued Speech Informational Videos
Written by Barb Ballard on December 18th, 2008 | 0 CommentsThere are actually a total of five video segments which the National Cued Speech Association has made available. This one is the longest. It’s called Who Uses Cued Speech? The video shows both native cuers and hearing parents describe how and why they chose Cued Speech as the primary communication modality for their child/children. I’m [...]
Argentine Journal — The Constant Educator
Written by Duke Osborne on November 30th, 2008 | 2 CommentsHave you ever been disappointed that no one knows about cueing, about Cued Speech’s design as an ideal tool in overcoming deaf illiteracy? I was at a friend’s son’s Bar Mitzvah last weekend (I have just loved saying that phrase; such joy to use a double possessive). In a quieter moment, it was revealed through [...]
Argentine Journal (Fragments)
Written by Duke Osborne on November 8th, 2008 | 1 CommentRefracted thoughts on Argentina, communication, empathy for Ben and his deafness: (1) Can you ever really blend in when you are an outsider? Should you? In the first day or two of our journey to Argentina, my daughter Maddie seemed oddly out of sorts when I cued to my son Ben, especially in restaurants or [...]
Jabberwocky
Written by Barb Ballard on November 1st, 2008 | 10 CommentsJabberwocky (in cued English with subtitles) I wanted to share this YouTube video. It shows the Louis Carroll poem Jabberwocky being Cued. It also has subtitles for those who cannot cue read. Jabberwocky is a literary classic, but was meant by Carroll as a parody designed to show how not to write a poem. According [...]
What happened to Brian’s posts?
Written by Barb Ballard on October 26th, 2008 | 0 CommentsOver the last week, Brian published several new posts expressing the feelings and personal experiences derived from his use of the various methods of communication available to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. These posts generated a number of comments. Unfortunately, over the weekend Brian choose to leave WeCue! and in the process felt it [...]
Finding the Common Denominator
Written by Catharine McNally on October 21st, 2008 | 0 CommentsAt the risk of sounding cliche, I don’t believe in bad events or moments. I think that ultimately, we look back and have a good understanding of why events happened and how it changed our course. Challenges make us stronger, more certain of our decisions, and more well-rounded. Those decisions may result in a greater [...]
Argentine Journal (Listening)
Written by Duke Osborne on September 22nd, 2008 | 2 CommentsArgentine Journal (Field Notes) The effort of listening. How travel to a foreign country, with a foreign language, generates empathy for Ben, my deaf son. During our time in Buenos Aires we stayed in an apartment. This provided us a perfect base of operations to unpack our gear, a kitchen for supplies and meal preparation, [...]
Argentine Journal
Written by Duke Osborne on September 12th, 2008 | 0 CommentsJourneys, metaphorically or literally, through life or to foreign countries, require some interactions with others, at least for basic needs – transportation, food, lodging. These basic transactions require interacting with others, which requires communication. This summer I went on an overseas adventure to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with my teenage children, Ben, 16, and Maddie, 13. [...]
CLTs and Culture!
Written by Catharine McNally on August 7th, 2008 | 0 CommentsOne reason why I love cued speech is the ability to be mainstream as much as possible. This is possible thanks to cued language transliterators (CLTs), as Beth blogged about earlier. What a great post – the CLTs are truly instrumental in the mainstream experience and the ability to get the exact same information, and [...]
The Middle Man
Written by Beth Blair on July 19th, 2008 | 1 CommentIt’s a cool job. I go places. I learn things. I sing and crack jokes. Sometimes I flirt or tell a lie. I’ve gone down a zip wire and had to kiss a fish. I am a professional communication facilitator, aka, Cued Language Transliterator. The clients’ lives are private, so the window that I have [...]
