Little People of America

10/16/2026

LPA Trivia is back for Dwarfism Advocacy Month! 🎉

Our trivia question is:
From fall 2025 to spring 2026, how many regionals, including trifectas, has LPA hosted?

Bonus question: What is the total number of LPA members who attended these regionals and trifectas?

🔗 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: https://forms.gle/E3tAJqt2U1ebKzzR9

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Graphic listing the trivia question with a blue and green background titled “LPA Trivia.” Small white text at the bottom reads “10/16 trivia question; winner will be announced 10/19.”]

10/16/2026

We’re highlighting a special award presented at the Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA) National Games: The Kyle Biegler Award.

Presented to a Junior athlete, this award recognizes what it means to be a good teammate and demonstrate good sportsmanship from playing fairly and encouraging others to treating teammates and competitors with kindness and respect.

What makes this award especially meaningful? The winner is voted on and chosen by their fellow Junior B athletes. It’s recognition from their peers, the young people who play alongside them and see those qualities in action.

The award honors the memory of Kyle Biegler, a young athlete and LPA member whose love of sports and enthusiasm for life left a lasting impression on those around him. Kyle, who was born with a form of dwarfism, passed away in 1994 at just 14 years old. In 2019, his parents posted this touching response to a post about him: “Our son, Kyle Biegler would be so happy that this award is still being given at the DAAA games. His love for sports inspired all...big and little. He died 25 years ago today. What a jam packed 14 years of living/playing he had!”

More than three decades after Kyle’s passing, his name continues to be part of DAAA, reminding young athletes that how we treat one another matters just as much as how we perform.

LPA’s loves that DAAA honors Kyle’s memory through an award that celebrates good teammates and gives young athletes the opportunity to recognize those qualities in one another. Medals celebrate a performance. This award celebrates the person you are on the team.

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Picture of Roei Kronish-Maudlin, a boy with dwarfism, standing in a sporting facility. He has dark hair and wears an orange shirt. He holds a medal in his mouth and an award in one hand.

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Picture of an award on a wood plaque, with the DAAA logo is at the top. It reads in black lettering: Kyle Biegler Sportsmanship Award Presented to Roei Kronish-Maudlin, 2026 DAAA National Games New Orleans, Louisiana.]

10/15/2026

Mary and Lee Kitchens were a true power couple. Not only did they support each other, but they devoted time and energy to support LPA and help it establish a solid foundation for growth and success. For over two decades, the family attended every National Conference, held myriad titles, and fulfilled numerous roles.

"LPA has helped Mary and I as much as it has helped our children. I feel it has been invaluable because it helped my self-confidence. I had the opportunity to become at ease speaking before a large group of people. I knew they were not looking at me because I was different. It made a lot of difference in my world.” —Lee Kitchens, 1979

Learn more about Lee and Mary from the assets in our archive:
https://mediagraph.io/lpa-archive/explore/collections/the-kitchens-family-impact

Watch a video compilation of just how impactful Lee Kitchens was to our community:
https://vimeo.com/1236242240/49952eb368

This is "Folks Share Their Kitchen's Family Stories" by Little People of America on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

10/14/2026

Our stories matter AND so do the people who help us tell them.

We’re celebrating two storytellers whose work invites people to listen, question their assumptions and better understand our community: Cara Reedy and Julie Wyman.

Cara Reedy is a journalist and documentary producer who brings her perspective as a woman with dwarfism to her work. In her 2019 documentary, "Dwarfism and Me," she examines how people with dwarfism are treated in American society. Cara tackles uncomfortable conversations directly, making space for experiences that too often go unheard. Her work reminds us why having a voice in how our community is represented matters.

Watch Cara’s documentary here: https://bit.ly/3rEh9Gv

Julie Wyman’s documentary, "The Tallest Dwarf," takes us on a deeply personal journey as she explores dwarfism in her own family and searches for belonging within the little people community. Bringing together personal stories, creative collaborations and community history, Julie explores identity, bodies and medicine and asks us to consider the barriers society places around people with dwarfism. Her film creates room for thoughtful conversations about who we are and how we want to be seen.

Learn more about "The Tallest Dwarf": https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-tallest-dwarf/

“Don’t Deny, Embrace” means making space for our stories in all their complexity. We’re grateful to Cara, Julie and the many writers, filmmakers, and creators helping our community tell those stories.

Looking for more? Check out our website: www.lpaonline.org/filmmakers-musicians-documentaries

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Photo of Cara Reedy, a woman with dwarfism. She has dark hair and wears silver hoop earrings and a black blouse.

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Promotional poster for "The Tallest Dwarf" film. Six people with dwarfism (all different types) stand beside each other. At the bottom of the poster reads "the tallest dwarf" in yellow lettering.]

10/14/2026

Let’s talk mascots! You may have noticed some INCREDIBLE small animals gaining popularity on social media. We are declaring that these animals are (for all intents and purposes) now LPA mascots:
- MooDeng, the adorable pygmy hippo from Thailand that captured our hearts as the angry “bouncy pork.”
- Jimothy, the smallest trash panda ever. With his dwarfism features and cat-like-reflexes, this lil’ guy screams LPA mascot!
- Tilcayo Cat—this most recent discovery of this wild cat in Bolivia made headlines this past month with it’s “house cat” like appearance, diminutive size, and colorful spots.
- Munchkin cats: With their lowrider features, short limbs, and cult-like following, munchkins are the preemptive LPA mascot (minus the munchkin nomenclature).
- Corgi: Ba. Donk. A. Donk. If these dogs aren’t the LPs of the canine world, then we don’t know what would be. These long-bodied puppers are welcome to the LPA mascot world!

Let’s FULLY embrace THESE mascots for our community, as these amazing animals are one example of the uniqueness of dwarfism representation across species. We’ve had some fun choosing our unofficial animal mascots, but there’s a serious conversation to have about mascots, too:

Some schools and sports teams in America still use the term “midget” as their name or mascot. For LPs, this is a deeply offensive slur with a history of ridicule and dehumanization. When a school puts that word on jerseys, banners, and gym walls, it teaches students that using it is acceptable. Our community deserves respect, and students deserve a school culture that reflects it.

Many people in our community, alongside dedicated allies, have worked tirelessly to change these names. Recent successes show that change is possible. We’re grateful to everyone who has spoken up, listened, taken action, and advocated for change. But four schools in America still use this slur as their mascot today. That NEEDS to change.

“Don’t Deny, Embrace” means listening when our community speaks about harmful language and acting on what you hear. School pride can honor tradition while choosing a name that everyone can be proud to wear.

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10/13/2026

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