Little People of Canada
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Little People of Canada (LPC) is a not-for-profit organization
, federally incorporated in Canada
on December 7, 1984. The organization is concerned with the need for people of small stature (dwarfism
) to be 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. LPC helps connect and facilitate communication between little people organizations of the Canadian Provinces and Territories.
It is the second North American
'little people' association, preceded by Little People of America
, founded in the United States
in the 1950s.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
, federally incorporated in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on December 7, 1984. The organization is concerned with the need for people of small stature (dwarfism
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
) to be 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. LPC helps connect and facilitate communication between little people organizations of the Canadian Provinces and Territories.
It is the second North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
'little people' association, preceded by Little People of America
Little People of America
Little People of America is a non-profit organization which provides support, resources and information to individuals with dwarfism and their families...
, founded in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 1950s.