Feel Good Story of the Week: First Climber with Down Syndrome Reaches Mount Everest Base Camp

26th March, 2013

29 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post]

A teen from Bend, Oregon made the history books by becoming the first person with Down syndrome to climb to the base camp of Mount Everest.
Eli Reimer, 15, and his father arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to find a crowd of supporters waiting for him Tuesday night. The two returned to the states from Nepal after a successful mission to raise money and awareness for disabled children.
Read More on Special Ed Post and ABC7

PediaStaff is Hiring!

All Jobs

PediaStaff hires pediatric and school-based professionals nationwide for contract assignments of 2 to 12 months. We also help clinics, hospitals, schools, and home health agencies to find and hire these professionals directly. We work with Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, School Psychologists, and others in pediatric therapy and education.