Dwarfs, for the first time, may be confronted by the reality that confronts average-sized persons in the general ... to the dating and marriage quest for LPA members at early conventions: Little People of America members claim, however, ...
Author: Joan Ablon
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: UOM:39015008967245
Category: Dwarfs
Page: 194
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... Massachusetts, USA/Henry Lillie Pierce Fund/ Bridgeman Art Library (Don Bal- tasar Carlos with a Dwarf) United States Holocaust ... Special Collections (Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren); "LPA" Little People of America (first ...
Author: Dan Kennedy
Publisher: Rodale Press
ISBN: STANFORD:36105111912148
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 296
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A father's personal experiences dealing with his daughter's dwarfism traces society's historical views and attitudes while trying to comprehend for himself how his daughter will have to respond to her peers, in witty, heartwarming memoir that celebrates human differences. 20,000 first printing.THE PARENTS ' AUXILIARY OF LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA : A SELF - HELP MODEL OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF SHORT - STATURED CHILDREN Joan Ablon ABSTRACT . Average - sized parents of newborn and young dwarf children characteristically ...
Author: Leonard D. Borman
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0917724674
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 129
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A useful book in which the authors describe and advocate self-help and mutual aid groups in the field of human services. Topics include support groups for bereaved parents, sexually abusive families, women who have undergone Caesarean childbirth, and former mental patients.Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Profound Short Stature Betty M. Adelson ... LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA The small cadre who created Little People of America ( then called Midgets of America ) in 1957 was not completely clear about the ...
Author: Betty M. Adelson
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801881226
Category: Medical
Page: 342
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"A great leap forward for the social and cultural condition of dwarfism." -- Andrew Solomon, Newsday This landmark volume is the first to trace the exciting developments in the field of dwarfism research and treatment over the past century -- particularly during the past fifty years. Dr. Betty M. Adelson, a psychologist, has unearthed and synthesized the most significant information about dwarfing conditions, from articles written a century ago to current books and specialized databases.skims the surface, for as things indicate, a thoroughly researched study of North America's indigenous little people—at least in folklore—could fill a volume in its own right. Let's begin in the east: Archaeologists did not hesitate to ...
Author: Susan B. Martinez
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781591438045
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 400
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Reveals an ancient race of Little People, the catalyst for the emergence of the first known civilizations • Traces the common roots of key words and holy symbols, including the scarlet biretta of Catholic cardinals, back to the Little People • Explains how the mounds of North America and Ireland were not burial sites but the homes of the Little People • Includes the Tuatha De Danaan, the Hindu Sri Vede, the dwarf gods of Mexico and Peru, the Menehune of Hawaii, the Nunnehi of the Cherokee as well as African Pygmies and the Semang of Malaysia All cultures haves stories of the First People, the “Old Ones,” our prehistoric forebears who survived the Great Flood and initiated the first sacred traditions. From the squat “gods” of Mexico and Peru to the fairy kingdom of Europe to the blond pygmies of Madagascar, on every continent of the world they are remembered as masters of stone carving, agriculture, navigation, writing, and shamanic healing--and as a “hobbit” people, no taller than 31/2 feet in height yet perfectly proportioned. Linking the high civilizations of the Pleistocene to the Golden Age of the Great Little People, Susan Martinez reveals how this lost race was forced from their original home on the continent of Pan (known in myth as Mu or Lemuria) during the Great Flood of global legend. Following the mother language of Pan, Martinez uncovers the original unity of humankind in the common roots of key words and holy symbols, including the scarlet biretta of Catholic cardinals, and shows how the Small Sacred Workers influenced the primitive tribes that they encountered in the post-flood diaspora, leading to the rise of civilization. Examining the North American mound-culture sites, including the diminutive adult remains found there, she explains that these stately mounds were not burial sites but the sanctuaries and homes of the Little People. Drawing on the intriguing worldwide evidence of pygmy tunnels, dwarf villages, elf arrows, and tiny coffins, Martinez reveals the Little People as the real missing link of prehistory, later sanctified and remembered as gods rather than the mortals they were.Shyness is a big problem little people have to conquer to fit into big world, and racial prejudice is minimal among those scorned for size. Little People of America, Inc. convention was held in Gloucester City, near Camden, New Jersey.
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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.Saving America One Child at a Time Steve Brezenski. Small. Government. "Having always observed that public works are much less advantageously managed than the same are by ... A virtuous and laborious people may be cheaply governed.
Author: Steve Brezenski
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 9781449035693
Category: History
Page: 164
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Little People Little Patriots: Saving America One Child at a Time is a short, easy to read refresher on the founding principles of the United States of America; it is a review of the very underpinnings that made this nation great. And, as the most accurate source of information regarding the foundation of America are the words and lives of those who laid it, the writings of the founders fathers are the basis for the concepts presented herein. This book is also a tool to promote discussion between parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren on these most important topics. In order for the United States to prosper, her citizens must be well grounded in the fundamentals of American government; including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. This book is an excellent first step along that path to knowledge. Basic in its presentation and beautiful in its language, Little People Little Patriots: Saving America One Child at a Time will serve not only to increase understanding in the fundamentals of what it means to be an American, but it will help unite families and communities as they draw together in a common effort. It is the message America needs.People with limb deficiencies often have additional educational needs in the psychosocial domain. Many feel shame, inferiority, ... The largest organization devoted to people of short stature is the Little People of America (LPA).
Author: Joseph P. Winnick
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736089180
Category: Education
Page: 637
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Adapted Physical Education and Sport, Fifth Edition, offers a comprehensive look at providing high-quality physical education and sport experiences for people through age 21 with disabilities. Readers learn best practices and applications for inclusion and discover how to develop individualized education programs. The text comes with a DVD and has a companion Web site with an instructor guide, test bank, and PowerPoint presentations.throughout their lives were actually more place-contingent than they had thought – for example, their relative anonymity on streets in russia and the accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sarah, Little People ...
Author: Edward Hall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781317009016
Category: Science
Page: 286
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Over the past 15 years, geography has made many significant contributions to our understanding of disabled people's identities, lives, and place in society and space. 'Towards Enabling Geographies' brings together leading scholars to showcase the 'second wave' of geographical studies concerned with disability and embodied differences. This area has broadened and challenged conventional boundaries of 'disability', expanding the kinds of embodied differences considered, while continuing to grapple with important challenges such as policy relevance and the use of more inclusionary research approaches. This book demonstrates the value of a spatial conceptualization of disability and disablement to a broader social science audience, whilst examining how this conceptualization can be further developed and refined.