"It's not a way you refer to a person with dwarfism. It's a derogatory slur," said Michelle Kraus, the public relations director of Little People of America. LPA, a nonprofit that provides support ...

Dwarfism describes people with a height of four feet 10 inches (127cm) or less. It is considered a disability. The preferred term for someone with dwarfism is a “little person”. “There are ...

She was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism. Those with this condition typically have an average-sized torso but shorter legs and arms. While the condition ...