AARON V. ROSE, MSDE
A JOURNEY AS AN EDUCATOR
Born profoundly deaf, Aaron Rose was adopted into a rural family in Eastern North Carolina. His parents chose Cued Speech as his primary mode of communication, a visual mode of communication based on spoken language.
Aaron joined the first generation of children with cochlear implants in the early 1990's and was mainstreamed using cued language transliterators through high school.
Aaron spent three years as a research assistant in marine biology and oceanography at North Carolina State University and completed a research fellowship with the Department of Energy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The Deaf President Now 2.0 protests in 2002-2003 prompted Aaron to switch directions and dive into the Deaf community with a Masters in Deaf Education from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
After seeing systematic failures in the educational system for deaf and hard of hearing children, Aaron wrapped up his "tour of duty" as a teacher of the deaf and pursued his passion for the outdoors while a stay-at-home father.
Aaron spent several years working in the ski and snowboard industry and joined Engearment, affectionately referred as the "Gear Destroyer" with his knack for finding weaknesses in products.
As a Certified Instructor of Cued Speech, Aaron co-founded Cue College and built the first online education program for Cued American English.
Aaron has two decades of experience with non-profit organizations as a board member, program leader, and stakeholder in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
FALLING INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY SCENE
Aaron's first day in the backcountry ended up in a self-rescue out of a snow hole over a running creek. The experience of hypothermia didn't deter him from pursuing adventures as a splitboarder.
Aaron progressed through the Colorado high country, summiting multiple fourteeners and technical objectives. Between fresh powder and spring corn, Aaron enjoys shredding steep slopes when the conditions warrant it.
After a decade of exploring Colorado's alpine, Aaron completed the AIARE Pro 1 in January of 2024 and became the first profoundly deaf AIARE instructor in December of 2024. Aaron is a Kizaki-Wolf Scholarship Receipient.
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