Little People of America

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Little People of America is a nonprofit organization that provides support, advocacy, and resources for people with dwarfism and their families across the United States.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Little People of America canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advocacy organization ⓘ
disability rights organization ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
advocatesFor accessibility ⓘ
anti-discrimination policies ⓘ
employment opportunities for people with dwarfism ⓘ
inclusive education ⓘ
responsible media representation of people with dwarfism ⓘ
areaServed United States ⓘ
collaboratesWith disability rights organizations ⓘ
educational institutions ⓘ
medical professionals specializing in dwarfism ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focus dwarfism ⓘ
families of people with dwarfism ⓘ
people with dwarfism ⓘ
foundedBy Billy Barty ⓘ
foundingLocation Reno, Nevada ⓘ
foundingYear 1957 ⓘ
hasMember allies ⓘ
family members of people with dwarfism ⓘ
medical professionals ⓘ
people with dwarfism ⓘ
hasProgram advocacy and public policy initiatives ⓘ
medical advisory services ⓘ
parent support programs ⓘ
scholarship programs ⓘ
youth programs ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.lpaonline.org ⓘ
headquartersLocation United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalStatus 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ
mission to provide support, advocacy, and resources for people with dwarfism and their families ⓘ
notableFor being a major national organization for people with dwarfism in the United States ⓘ
offers advocacy ⓘ
educational resources ⓘ
medical information referrals ⓘ
national conferences ⓘ
peer support ⓘ
regional meetings ⓘ
social events ⓘ
operatesAs membership organization ⓘ
subjectOf media coverage on dwarfism and disability rights ⓘ
worksOn medical best practices for dwarfism ⓘ
policy change affecting people with dwarfism ⓘ
public awareness about dwarfism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Billy Barty → founded → Little People of America ⓘ
Billy Barty → memberOf → Little People of America ⓘ
William John Bertanzetti → founderOf → Little People of America ⓘ
William John Bertanzetti → memberOf → Little People of America ⓘ
William John Barty → founded → Little People of America ⓘ