Interested in becoming a Certified CS Instructor?

The National Cued Speech Association provides workshops and a national certifying exam for individuals interested in becoming certified instructors of Cued Speech.

The next workshop and exam will be held in Gaithersburg, MD, in conjunction with the upcoming NCSA Board meeting.

Basic Instructor Workshop – Friday and Saturday October 24-25, 9am-4pm
Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg – Gaithersburg, MD
Earlybird Registration (postmarked through 9/20): $125
Regular Registration (postmarked 9/22-10/11): $150
At the Door: $200

* National Certification Exam – Sunday, October 26, 1pm-4pm
Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg – Gaithersburg, MD
Earlybird Registration (postmarked through 9/20): $125
Regular Registration (postmarked 9/22-10/11): $150
At the Door: $200

If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a certified instructor or simply wants to review the current state of cueing mechanics, please contact Jean Krause at jkrause@cas.usf.edu.

For more information about certification in general, please click here.

Cues on Tap Alert

The National Cued Speech Association is holding their next board meeting in Gaithersburg, MD, the weekend of October 24-26, 2008.

I am currently looking at possible venues for Cues on Tap either Friday or Saturday night (probably Saturday). Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Also, the NCSA welcomes members of the cueing community to attend the board meeting. If you would like more information, please contact our executive director at aruberl@cuedspeech.org.

Welcome to DC Cues on Tap!

Cues on Tap originally began in Boston, MA, as the brainchild of Brad Buran and Tom Shull. Cuers – deaf and hearing alike – would gather together every so often to partake of a few beers and communicate via cued American English. It was a way for deaf cuers in the area to socialize with each other and meet visiting cuers as well as those learning how to cue.

In the summer of 2006, the National Cued Speech Association organized a national conference to mark the 40th Anniversary of the development of Cued Speech. Cues on Tap for the Maryland area was born during that conference.

This site will announce upcoming Cues on Tap events and occasionally post pictures from them. This site will also announce upcoming cueing-related events, sponsored by the Maryland Cued Speech Association and the Northern Virginia Cued Speech Association.

Welcome! And I hope to see you all at future cueing events.

Hilary Franklin, DC Cues on Tap organizer