FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can average-size people become the parents of children with dwarfism?
What is the medical prognosis of a person with short stature?
Can short-statured couples become parents? Of children with dwarfism? Of average-size children?
Are people with dwarfism able to participate in athletic activities?
Is it all right to take a knee or squat while talking to a person with dwarfism?
Understanding Dwarfism is a program dedicated to changing the world’s perception of a group of people who throughout history have been miss understood and stigmatized because of their profound short stature.
Our hopes are that through education, understanding and awareness people will begin to see persons with dwarfism for their positive contributions to society - equally capable and deserving of a life free of stereotypes and equal to that of any other.
Get a unique perspective of how people with dwarfism see the world and what they want you to know. Understand their challenges, their contributions, and find out how much you really have in common with someone you might think is much different than you.