October is a month of recognition for many in Erie and beyond. For 65,000 people in the nation born with dwarfism, the month brings awareness to their lives. Little People of America, or LPA, the ...
The history of people with dwarfism is one in which human beings were cast as freaks and outsiders. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer considers the way that we need to change that legacy. Did you know that today ...
"Sure, there was a chance our kids could have dwarfism, and there was also a chance that none of our kids would have dwarfism," Zach Roloff tells PEOPLE Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She ...
Heather Povinelli, who once gave up on her dream of teaching in college due to her height, was named one of five California ...
I was walking back from the campsite bathroom when a child on a bike whizzed past me. “Midget.” Before I could fully process what was going on, the child, no older than 10, whipped his bike in front ...
Each year, Little People of America – a nonprofit providing support and information – holds a national conference that allows people of short stature from all over the world to come together. This ...
A: Little People of America defines it as a "medical or genetic condition that usually results in an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or shorter." There are several types of dwarfism. Q: What are most ...
Grace Anna Rodgers wants you to you to be nice to others. Grace Anna Rodgers is singing her way into millions of hearts. The 9-year-old -- who was born with a rare form of dwarfism called Conradi ...
She also said she can't stand it when people call her and her boyfriend, who also has dwarfism, "cute" AN INFLUENCER with dwarfism has urged people to think twice about the way they speak to “little ...