R. Orin Cornett
Dr. R. Orin Cornett (1913-2002) American physicist born in Driftwood, Oklahoma, Cornett received his Ph.D. in physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas. In 1965 he began working as the Vice President of Long-Range Planning at Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University). While working at Gallaudet (a university predominantly attended by deaf students), he discovered that many deaf adults fail to achieve literacy at a native-level. To solve this problem, he devised a phonemic system to render English visually rather than acoustically. He named his system Cued Speech and it is used around the world.
External links
- Cued Language Network of America
- Cued Speech Association UK
- Testing, Evaluation, and Certification Unit (TECUnit)
- Cued Speech Discovery
- Language Matters, Inc.
- DailyCues.com
- Cued Speech Info
- Biography of Dr. R. Orin Cornett
- Cued Speech Products
- Cuetah: Learn Cued Speech!
- Cued Portuguese: Português Falado Complementado
Categories: People stubs | 1913 births | 2002 deaths