Persons of Short Stature

There are 200 diagnosed types of growth-related disorders that result in short stature or dwarfism (a person less than 1.47 meters in height; 4 feet 10 inches or less).

For an adult, being treated as cute and childlike because of their height is a tough obstacle. Communication may be easier when people are at the same level. Persons of short stature have different preferences; some may prefer that you kneel or sit to be at their level or that you stand back in order to make eye contact without anyone needing to strain their neck.

(A T P) Ask the Person’s preference.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

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The Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) Restigouche respectfully acknowledges that the Hire for Talent project was developed in Mi'gma'gi, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’gmaq. We also recognize the Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati peoples as the past, present and future caretakers of this land. This territory is encompassed by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, which remain in effect today. Although developed on this land, the Hire for Talent project extends across the territories of various Indigenous peoples throughout Turtle Island.