October is Dwarfism Awareness Month and we had a studio full of guests- Chris Cruickshanks, a short statured entertainer and actor, David Jonker and his Gamilaroi son Jack, who both have a rare form of dwarfism, joined by wife and mother, Gamilaroi woman Elizabeth Tailby. We also had Birri Gubba woman Yarraka Bayles, who’s four-year-old son Quaden Jnr was born with dwarfism, and Koori woman Stephanie Short, who’s three-year-old son was also born with dwarfism. Stephanie and Yarraka set up Dwarfism Awareness Australia. Stephanie is the President, while Yarraka is the Indigenous consultant.
If you want to find out more about dwarfism, please visit the following sites:
www.understandingdwarfism.com
www.dwarfismawarenessaustralia.com
www.facebook.com/standtall4dwarfism