Ableism

, 151

Ableist curator

, 12–15

Ableist portrayals reduction without censorship

, 128

Abnormally Funny People

, 90, 92, 95

Achondroplasia

, 79, 149–150

Act of judging

, 28–29

Advertising dwarfs

, 56–57

Advocacy

, 2–3

specialist

, 107

Aesthetic encounters

, 30–31

Ain, Michael

, 79, 150

Aladdin in Dorset

, 55–56

Always Looking Up

, 132–134

Ambulatory automatism

, 21–22

American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD)

, 136

Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

, 22, 132, 158–159

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

, 117

Angela Muir Van Etten blog: A voice for people with dwarfism & disability

, 112–113

Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

, 101

ANSI Committee

, 116–117

Anti-ableism

, 121–122

Architectural barriers

, 115

Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–1996)

, 84

Artistic work

, 23

Artworks

, 25–26

Associations

, 165

Automatisme Ambulatoire: Hysteria, Imitation, Performance

, 21–22

Average-height (AH) people

, 121–123

Awareness-raising

, 38–41

Bad-ass strength

, 158

Bardot, Midgitte

, 63

adoption of queer spaces

, 66–67

using drag to challenge midgetism

, 67–73

performances

, 64–66

Barrister

, 107

Black Lives Matter movement

, 55–56

Brachyolmia

, 11

British Vogue

, 132–133

Broke

, 140–144

Building coalitions

, 117–118

Center for Independent Living (CIL)

, 110

Cheyenne, Sofiya

, 105

Christian Law Association (CLA)

, 110

Civil rights

, 116

Classical impairments

, 95

Collective voice

, 4

Comedy

, 95–97

Competence

, 117

Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

, 78

Confrontational inertness

, 31

Conspiratorial power

, 30

Contemporary exhibitions

, 19

Corban rule

, 15–16

Cornflakes

, 77–78

Cranston, Bryan

, 85–86

Creative activist

, 42–43

Creative Development Fellowship

, 43

Crenna, Richard

, 77–78

Crip Camp

, 133

Cripping up

, 85

Crocodile Dundee

, 142

Cultural sensitivities

, 55–56

Cyrano

, 92

Danish Dwarf Association, The

, 4

Dave the Dwarf personality

, 116

Davis, Warwick

, 39–40, 70, 72

Developmental years

, 108–109

Disability

, 63, 90

aesthetics

, 22, 27–28

community

, 161

social-relational framework of

, 26–29

Disability advocacy on social media

, 126–128

leveraging audience for disability advocacy

, 126–127

prioritising quality over quantity in media representation

, 128

unpacking inspiration porn

, 127

Disability arts

, 3–4, 161

and advocacy

, 2–3

Disability equality

avoiding stereotypes

, 78–82

getting roles

, 77–78

Paying the Price

, 83–85

Seinfeld

, 82–83

Songs to Grow On

, 76

Woodburn Ratio

, 85–87

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

, 117–118

Disability Rights Movement

, 135

Disabled movement

, 22

Disabled Parenting Project, The

, 125

Disabled people

, 101

Disaboom

, 123–124

Discrimination and acceptance from within dwarfism community

, 44–45

Disney+

, 55–56

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

, 135

Doctors (2023)

, 40

Down Syndrome

, 149

Drag performances

, 69

Dwarf

, 5

Dwarf culture

, 37, 46

making case for

, 46–48

Dwarf entertainer

, 56–57

Dwarf people

, 37–38

Dwarf pride

, 161–162

Dwarf tossing

, 115

Dwarfism

, 1, 11, 26, 51, 65, 67, 81, 89, 121–122, 131, 139, 145, 161, 164

in 3D

, 29–30

Ableist curator

, 12–15

Abnormally Funny People

, 92–95

advocacy

, 107

awareness-raising

, 38–41

background as content creator with

, 122–124

combating negative encounters

, 111–115

and comedy

, 95–97

curating and disrupting movement

, 17–22

developmental years

, 108–109

discrimination and acceptance from within dwarfism community

, 44–45

disrupting mobility and vision

, 15–17

dwarf culture

, 46

effective advocacy principles

, 115–118

identifying identity gap between educating and objectification

, 38

intentionality behind sharing personal experiences

, 125–126

legal training and career

, 109–111

life lesson

, 98–100

lived experience

, 37

navigating local and national communities, politics and gatekeepers in arts in United Kingdom

, 45

new views

, 22–23

participatory artist and creative activist

, 42–43

participatory engagement

, 43–44

practising as practitioner

, 45–46

sharing glimpses into life as mother with

, 125–126

struggle to articulate and accept identity and agency

, 41–42

Dwarfs Sports Association UK (DSAUK)

, 4

Dwarfs: Not A Fairy Tale

, 150

Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

, 102–103

goal

, 104–105

little people and comedy

, 103–104

Editing

, 163–164

Editor

, 107

Effective advocacy principles

, 115–118

Elite actors

, 76

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

, 139

Entertain-Ment

, 56–57

Entertainment industry

, 162–163

Epilepsy

, 21–22

Equity

, 58

Ethics of Dwarfism and Humour

, 40

Europe

, 105

Experiencing bullying

, 52

Family Guy

, 95

Farley Brothers

, 101

Figurative sculpture

, 31

Films

, 75

Fire Island

, 151

504 Sit-ins of 1977

, 133

Flesh of the World, The

, 20

Forces for Change

, 132–133

Freak show

, 54

French film comedy

, 21–22

Game of Thrones series

, 90–92

Girl power voices

, 151

‘Girl Talk’

, 134

Gogglebox

, 90, 99

Great Comic Relief Bake Off, The (2013)

, 40

Great Curiosities

, 111

Green M&M’s scenario

, 87

Gunslinger robot

, 78

Half Monty, The

, 98

Hardcore endurance

, 158

HelloLittleLady.com

, 37, 42

Historical treatments for dwarfism

, 60

Hollyoaks (2023)

, 40

Hollywood Reporter, The

, 149–150

Honey, I’ve Joined the Big Top

, 80

Honey. I Shrunk the Kids (Television series)

, 80

Hope and Faith

, 81

Hysteria

, 21–22

Identity gap between educating and objectification

, 38

Industrial materials

, 15

Inspiration porn

, 127

Intersectionality

, 149–150

Intersubjectivity

, 29

Jerk (2019-present)

, 94–95

Jingle All the Way (1996)

, 81

Jones, James Earl

, 77–78

Lansbury, Angela

, 78

Larsen’s syndrome

, 107

Last Leg, The (2012-present)

, 94–95

Legal training and career

, 109–111

Legal writer

, 107

LGBTQIA+

, 64

Life’s Too Short (Davis)

, 39, 70

Limb-lengthening

, 145–146, 148–149, 153

characterising

, 147

social benefits

, 146

‘Little Big Woman: Condescension’

, 25–26

dwarfism in 3D

, 29–30

oppositional gaze

, 30–33

social-relational framework of disability

, 26–29

Little people and comedy

, 103–104

Little People of America (LPA)

, 4, 8, 115, 117, 131–132

Little People of America convention

, 14–15, 152–153

Little People of Canada

, 4

Little People of Ireland

, 4

Little People of New Zealand

, 4

Little People UK (LPUK)

, 4

Little People’s Research Fund

, 149

Living in Oblivion

, 90–91

Lost Voice Guy

, 94–95

Loudermilk (2018–2020)

, 105

LPA Dwarf Artist Coalition

, 165

Mary Poppins Returns

, 52

Media

, 2, 8, 55

Medical model

, 26

Metanarrative of disability

, 2

Metanarrative of dwarfism

, 2

Midget

, 127

Midget entertainers

, 2

Midget entertainment

, 1, 68–69, 164

Midget tossing

, 2, 4

Midgetism

, 67–73

Mobility

disrupting

, 15–17

limitations

, 95

Murder, She Wrote

, 78

Netflix

, 55–56

Networked individualism

, 123

No Limits

, 141

Non-disabled creators

, 126

‘Normal’ up and down movement

, 16

Normalising procedures

, 60

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

, 117

Object–subject positioning

, 31

Online dwarfism communities

, 126–127

Oppositional gaze

, 30–33

Oppression Olympics

, 151

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

, 122

Outsider perspectives

, 23

Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award

, 75

Overcoming disability

, 126

Pantomime

, 53–54

Participatory artist

, 42–43

Participatory arts

, 37

Participatory engagement

, 43–44

Participatory movement

, 20–21

Passions (1999–2007)

, 84

‘Pathologised’ body

, 21–22

People with dwarfism

, 1, 47, 56, 80, 165

Perfect show broadcast

, 94–95

Performance art

, 60

Personal evolution as content creator and researcher

, 122–125

background as content creator with dwarfism

, 122–124

impact on dispelling stereotypes and fostering understanding

, 126

journey as researcher studying disability portrayals in media

, 124–125

Picket Fences (1992–1996)

, 80–81

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

, 102

Podcasts

, 131

advocating through

, 134–136

In the Beginning–In the Search for Equality

, 132–134

Political freak

, 63–64, 72

Presley’s movement

, 22

Project Runway

, 132–133

Pros and Cons (1991–1992)

, 77–78

Pseudoachondroplasia

, 139

Psycho-emotional disablism

, 63, 69

Queer spaces, adoption of

, 66–67

Radio City Rockettes

, 84–85

Ramp Up

, 141

Realpolitik of disability

, 25–26, 29

Relational disability aesthetics

, 25–27, 29

Representations

, 163

Restricted Growth Association (RGA)

, 4

Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

, 135

‘Roll You Home’ blog

, 124

Russell Silver Syndrome

, 41

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

, 75

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973)

, 132

Seinfeld

, 82–83

Self-advocacy

, 107

Self-awareness

, 122

Self-reflexivity

, 122

Sensory loss

, 95

Sexuality

, 63, 81

Shaw Trust

, 72

Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)

, 4

Short Statured Scotland (SSS)

, 4

Silk Stalkings: Passion and the Palm Beach Detectives

, 79

Sky Television

, 92

Small Teen, Bigger World (2011)

, 41–42

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

, 54–56

Social media

, 59–60, 121

disability advocacy on social media

, 126–128

intersection of personal experiences and academic pursuits

, 125

personal evolution as content creator and researcher

, 122–125

reduction of ableist portrayals without censorship

, 128

sharing glimpses into life as mother with dwarfism

, 125–126

Social-relational framework of disability

, 26–29

relational disability aesthetics

, 27–29

Soda Jerk

, 77

Solicitor

, 107

Something has to be done about this!

, 115

Songs to Grow On

, 76

Spatial experiences of dwarfism

, 12

Spectatorship

, 21–22

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

, 101

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita (SEDc)

, 84

Stanchions (tool)

, 16–17

Star Wars

, 89–90

Stir Crazy (1980)

, 102

Strictly Come Dancing contestant

, 40

Subjectivity

, 29

Suit fillers

, 53, 61

Taking Space

, 47

Television shows

, 75

Tin Drum and Even Dwarfs Started Off Small, The

, 151

Total Recall (1990)

, 81

Trading Places (1983)

, 102

Ultra-marginalisation

, 153

Unconscious imitation

, 21–22

UNION Arts

, 43–44

United Kingdom, navigating local and national communities, politics and gatekeepers in arts in

, 45

United Parcel Service (UPS)

, 84

Untitled Seatbelt series

, 19–20

Venus de Milo (Greek sculpture)

, 27–28

Viciousness of people

, 155

Viet Rock

, 77

Viewer’s gaze

, 30

Vision, disrupting

, 15–17

Vogue magazines

, 40, 59–60

Voices for change

, 3–5

Vosoritide

, 59

Walking with Giants

, 4

Way We Roll, The

, 90

WayFinders

, 44

Wheel, The

, 40

‘Wheeler Mom’ blog

, 124

Willow

, 84

Wizard of Oz, The

, 89–90

Woodburn ratio

, 76, 85, 87