cued speech

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

1. a method of communication in which a speaker uses a system of manual cues to aid a lipreader by clarifying potentially ambiguous mouth movements with hand gestures.

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Etymology

Origin of cued speech

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Both the audio description and Cued Speech transliteration streams were unlisted on YouTube, meaning you’d have to know to go to that page to get the links for them.

From The Verge

Mbogo looks past Dembroski toward the whiteboard behind him, where a cued speech transliterator uses her hands to communicate what Dembroski is saying.

From Washington Post

Coupled with Cued Speech, an alternative form of communication to American Sign Language, invented by R. Orin Cornett in the 1960s, cochlear implants are now used throughout the world to enable deaf people to easily get along in a hearing society.

From Washington Post

However, Cued Speech and cochlear implants go hand in hand to enable the deaf to speak clearly and to function in community and business environments.

From Washington Post

It’s important to make all options available to the deaf, and Cued Speech combined with cochlear implants is another viable option for enabling the deaf to verbally communicate effectively.

From Washington Post