R. Orin Cornett

Dr. R. Orin Cornett (1913 – 2002) was an American physicist, born in Driftwood, Oklahoma. Dr. Cornett received his Ph.D. in physics and applied mathematics from the University of Texas. While working at the U.S. Office of Education he discovered that many deaf adults fail to achieve literacy at a native-level. In 1965 Dr. Cornett began working as the Vice President of Long-Range Planning at Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University). To solve this issue of deaf literacy, he devised a phonemic system to render English visually rather than acoustically. Dr. Cornett named his system Cued Speech, which now has been adapted to nearly 60 languages around the world.

External links

• R. Orin Cornett Memorial Cued Speech Collection - contains manuscripts and documents on Cued Speech gathered from Dr. Cornett's personal papers, the Gallaudet Cued Speech Office and from the National Cued Speech Association.
• Biography of R. Orin Cornett
• Cued Language Network of America
• Cued Portuguese: Português Falado Complementado
• Cued Speech Association UK
• Cued Speech Discovery
• Cued Speech Info
• Cuetah: Learn Cued Speech!
• DailyCues.com
• Language Matters, Inc.
• National Cued Speech Association
• Testing, Evaluation, and Certification Unit (TECUnit)
• Persian Cued Speech Association
• Association pour la promotion et le développement de la Langue française Parlée Complétée (ALPC)

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Name	Cornett, R. Orin
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Date of birth	1913
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Date of death	2002
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