Sport Organizations & Events
Within the USA

usparalympics - U.S. Olympic Committee's Paralympic Division, formed in 2001, coordinates the preparation and selection of athletes to the U.S. Paralympic Teams for summer and winter games.

usoc - U.S. Olympic Committee; DAAA is a USOC member organization.

ds/usa - Disabled Sports USA provides the opportunity for individuals with disabilities to gain confidence and dignity through participation in sports, recreation and related educational programs, and has chapters in 37 states (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY).

ws/usa - Wheelchair Sports USA is directed and developed by wheelchair athletes and wheelchair sports enthusiasts themselves, individuals with a first-hand understanding to the values of participation. The organization offers memberships to individuals and clubs as well as college and military programs throughout the nation.

cpisra - Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), provides boccia rules and regulations that are followed at DAAA, World, and Paralympic competitions.

nod - National Organization on Disability proposes to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.

glasa - Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association promotes and supports the optimal development and well being of youth and adults who have a primary physical or visual impairment through the provision of inclusive recreational, fitness and competitive sports activities and to offer opportunities for empowerment through education, leadership and training in collaboration with community-based organizations.

blazesports - The BlazeSports America organization strives to advance the lives of youth and adults with physical disability though sport and healthy lifestyles.

Palaestra - Forum of sport, physical education and recreation for those with disabilities; established in 1984; offers a quarterly publication on adapted physical activity, published in cooperation with United States Paralympics (USP), a division of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC); the Adapted Physical Activity Council (APAC) of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); and the Education Committee of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA).

LA Breakers - The Los Angeles Breakers is a team that plays Fundraising Basketball games all over Southern California against schools, police departments, non-profit clubs and organizations. Contact David Guzman for more information.

NY Towers - The New York Towers basketball team is available to play charity games. For information about trying out for the team, challenging the team to a game, arranging a charity event, or sponsoring the team, contact Clinton Brown, President and General Manager.

Amy Roloff Charity Foundation - In 2009, Amy founded the foundation to raise funds for DAAA as well as other deserving charities in her community around Portland, Oregon. For information about participating in or sponsoring a foundation event, please contact Gayle Meyer, Board of Directors Vice President.

Sport Organizations & Events

Worldwide, in countries outside the USA

DSAUK - Dwarf Sports Association of United Kingdom

DAANI - Dwarf Athletic Association of Northern Ireland

DSNI - Disability Sports Northern Ireland

FDSW - Federation of Disability Sport Wales

EFDS - English Federation of Disability Sport is the umbrella organisation responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England.

DSE - Disability Sport Events is the events division of the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS).

Mary Peters Trust - Province-wide Northern Ireland organisation which can assess sporting need and provide help to individuals from all recognized sports.

BDAA - British Disabled Angling Association provides fishing information and opportunities for disabled people.

IFI - Inclusive Fitness Initiative is a programme that supports the fitness industry to become more inclusive, catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people alike. Through a range of projects and products the initiative has supported facilities across England to create an inclusive service, increasing participation by disabled people.

DTSGB - Disability Target Shooting Great Britain aims to develop links between disabled shooters competing in able-bodied shoots with able-bodied shooters and governing bodies, and involving able bodied coaches in the training of disabled shooters.

NanoSports France - l'association Nationale des Sportifs de Petite Taille (-1,45 m) travaille au développement du Sport, loisir et compétition, chez les adultes et enfants atteint de nanisme.

International, between countries

Belfast WDG - 2009 World Dwarf Games

Photo Galleries and Videos

2009 Brooklyn Galleries - Gary Parker has provided 15 galleries of portraits and photos taken at DAAA National Games and LPA National Convention events. Use the password littlepeople (one "word" with no spaces) to view all the galleries and order photo prints or photo-merchandise. Proceeds from online sales will be used to finance photography at the 2010 Nashville DAAA Games and LPA National Convention.

www.flickr.com - In order to gain access to the DAAA competition photos taken by Tony Winkelman, please send an e-mail request to Linda Peterson.

2010 Nashville Games video - Hans Morrison, an independent film and documentary maker from the Netherlands, traveled to the 2010 National Games in Nashville, TN to make and produce the video.

Online Discussion Groups

LPA_Online - official forum for discussion of LPA organization topics, announcements and updates for all chapters throughout the country, as well as all Districts, and National news. Topics may include, but not limited to, information on employment, education, disability rights, adoption of short-statured children, medical issues, clothing, adaptive devices, and parenting.

dwarfism - an independent forum for discussions related to dwarfism.

IEP_guide - forum for discussions about the Individual Education Plan, Special education, Section 504, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), and disability rights.

AdultLPs - online e-mail forum for adults to discuss issues as they relate to being an adult with dwarfism.

DiastrophicDysplasia - forum for friends, family and people affected by diastrophic dysplasia dwarfism.

LPAdoption - forum for discussions related to the adoption of short-statured children or children with dwarfism.

CHH - forum for friends, family and people affected by cartilage-hair hypoplasia dwarfism.

Morquio - forum for those affected by Morquio Syndrome including parents, adults, doctors, and kids.

RED_ASPEPP - Asociacion de Personas Pequeñas del Peru: a todas personas interesadas a apostar al conosimiento sobre las emfermedades de talla baja, como la acondroplasia, sindrome del morquio y otros cuadros de talla baja y tambien a personas que desconosen de estos problemas.

parentsoflittlepeople - forum for support, advice, and information for parents with a dwarf/short statured child.

parentsoflittlepeople2 - forum for parents of Little People (LP) and LP wanting to share with parents.

canadianLPgroup - Canadian Little Person discussion forum.

Sport & Equipment Resources

t&f gear - internet search for track and field equipment
soccer gear - internet search for soccer equipment
badminton gear - internet search for badminton equipment
boccia gear - internet search for boccia equipment
table tennis gear - internet search for table tennis equipment
volleyball gear - internet search for volleyball equipment
basketball gear - internet search for basketball equipment
powerlifting gear - internet search for weightlifting equipment
golfing gear - internet search for golf equipment
swimming gear - internet search for swimming equipment

Skeletal Dysplasia Resources

Medical

MRC - the Medical Resource Center of Little People of America provides medical information about dwarfism and its associated conditions.

nih - National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the U.S. The NIH mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

shrinershq.org - Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 pediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico providing specialized care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. All services are provided at no charge.

hopkinsmedicine.org - Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

nemours.org - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

kidshealth.org - Q&A about dwarfism

XLHnetwork.org - patient support organization for people living and dealing with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), also known as vitamin-D resistant Rickets (VDRR).

Community

LPAonline - Little People of America organization is an excellent resource for recommended reading, adaptive products, medical advisory board members, adoption, scholarships and medical grants, and membership.

LPC - Little People of Canada is concerned with the need for people of small stature to become useful members of society through education, employment and social adjustment, and to focus public attention to the fact that the magnitude of any physical limitation is a function of attitude of both the small and the average-sized person and desire to assist in these matters.

APPT - Association des Personnes de Petite Taille, L'APPT est un lieu de rencontres, un espace de dialogue et d'échange des expériences. Au delà, elle assure des missions précises sur les plans médical, psychologique, administratif, social...

RGA - the Restricted Growth Association is a UK based charity that provides information and support to improve the quality of life for persons of restricted growth, and their families.

LPI - Little People of Ireland is the national organisation in Ireland for people with restricted growth, providing fundamental information and support to improve the quality of life for people of restricted growth, and their families. Whether you are a parent or grandparent of a child of restricted growth, or you are a person of restricted growth yourself, you are most welcome to LPI.

SSPA - Short Statured People of Australia provides information and educates the community about short-statured people and dwarfism.

VKM - Bundesselbsthilfeverband Kleinwüchsiger Menschen e.V. setzt sich für die Verbesserung der Lebensverhältnisse kleinwüchiger Menschen ein.

DVF - Danish Dwarf Association offers support and counseling to short statured people and their families, and provides general information on all aspects of dwarfism.

Crecer - Asociación Nacional para Problemas de Crecimiento, CRECER, es una organización benéfico-social, sin ánimo de lucro, cuya razón de ser es la asistencia, en todos los aspectos, a personas con problemas de crecimiento. La constituyen, esencialmente, quienes tienen hijos o familiares con ese problema, los propios afectados y quienes se interesan, por cualquier motivo, por esa problemática.

morquio - International Morquio Organization and Carol Ann Foundation includes updated information about Morquio Type A, doctors, links to other families, medical information that Dr. Shunji Tomatsu has analyzed from the questionnaire (registry), which is available to all Morquio patients and their families upon request.

MPS society - the Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Society supports families, research, and increasing public and professional awareness about MPS and related diseases.

Advocacy

CoDA - Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy advocates for the rights and benefits of individuals with short stature in the areas of medicine, vocation, education, adoption, and public accommodation.

aclu - The American Civil Liberties Union provides representation in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in the country.

TSA - U.S. Transportation Security Administration provides equitable special needs screening at airports for persons with disabilities and their associated equipment, mobility aids, and devices (memo, Changes in Allowances for Persons with Disabilities at Airport Security Checkpoints).

AAPD - American Association of People with Disabilities organizes the disability community to be a national voice for change in implementing the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Recreation

Painted Turtle Camp - The Painted Turtle Camp is the sixth addition to actor and philanthropist Paul Newman’s family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease, multi-condition camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast.

CLP - Camp Little People is for children with dwarfism between the recommended ages of 5 thru 17, and their families. Camp is held annually during the second weekend of June at Camp Victory located in Millville, PA.

LP Spacecamp - Space Camp for Little People is a fully accessible Space Camp Program, designed around the Pathfinder program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center located in Huntsville, AL.