Membership Overview

No matter what you are hoping to get out of LPA, there is truly something to meet the needs of everyone with a form of dwarfism, family members, or professionals interested in working with Little People. While the social interaction LPA provides is definitely an important aspect of the organization, LPA has so much more to offer.

Committees:

LPA has numerous committees designed to address a wide range of issues related to dwarfism. These committees are too numerous to list all of them here, so if you are interested in learning more about LPA’s committees, please see the list of national officers and contact the appropriate person. They will be more than happy to provide you with the information you need. Here is just a small sampling of committees and what they do:

• Adoption Committee: provides support, information, and advocacy for Little People wishing to adopt children.
• ANSI Committee: this committee is made up of LPA representatives who serve on the American National Standards Institute (a federal government committee which sets standards in the United States) to work on developing accessibility solutions such as setting standards for the height of elevator buttons, public telephones, gas pumps, and other public facilities.
• Community Outreach Committee: sends representatives from local LPA chapters out to different schools in the area to teach school age children about dwarfism; the goal is to try to teach children to be more accepting of differences and help them to see that those with dwarfism and related physical impairments are really no different than anyone else.