For me, I wish I would have known about
Cued Speech when our (deaf-) daughter was born. However, CS is not used in Holland, nor Norway.. so we didn't hear about it..
But I can understand the appeal of BSL. Learning a new, exciting language is a wonderful experience, and with many BSL-user around you, it would be an obvious choice.
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Originally Posted by InnocentOdion
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I've just been watching some stuff on it. It looks really difficult and slow, but it looks like it could be useful for some people. I don't really like it much though.
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Difficult..? - In 20 hours / lessons, someone can learn CS, in the sense that they can cue any word they want. Speed comes with training....
Slow..? - CS can be done at the speed of speech. CS doesn't need to translate. It transliterates.
BSL will require more time to learn, and it's a different language, so one needs translation.