Are 'little people' considered disabled/handicap?

I was just wondering, because I have to do a project for class and I need to know this. Are little people, or "midgets" considered handicapped or something liek that?

 

Basically you can divide dwarfism into two categories - people who have an ordinary sized torso and head but have short arms and legs and people who have ordinary sized arms and legs but have a small torso.

I am amazed at the lack of understanding these response demonstrate. Dwarfism is not just a smaller body - it usually includes several medical conditions common to people with Dwarfism in addition to skeletal problems. Yes, accommodations like smaller furniture makes life much easier, but it does not eliminate the disabling characteristics dwarfism brings. Can you imagine giving birth to a baby when your pelvis is the size of a child's? Can you imagine how much harder it is to walk if your body is an ordinary size but your legs are very short? Where is the compassion in the people...

Aphasia

Is the disturbance in formulation and comprehension of language.This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write. Aphasia is usually linked to brain damage, most commonly by stroke. The brain damage which links aphasia can also cause further brain diseases such as cancer, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
Acute aphasia disorders usually develop quickly as a result of head injury or stroke, and progressive forms of aphasia develop slowly from a brain tumor, infection, or dementia. The area and extent of brain damage or atrophy will determine the type of aphasia and its symptoms. Aphasia types include expressive aphasia, receptive aphasia, conduction aphasia, anomic aphasia, global aphasia, primary progressive aphasias and many others (see Category:Aphasias). Medical evaluations for the disorder range from clinical screenings by a neurologist to extensive tests by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Most acute aphasia patients can recover some or most skills by working with a Speech-Language Pathologist. This rehabilitation can take two or more years and is most effective when begun quickly. Only a small minority will recover without therapy, such as those suffering a mii-stroke. Improvement varies widely, depending on the aphasia's cause, type, and severity. Recovery also depends on the patient's age, health, motivation, handedness, and educational level.

 Dementia

Effective communication, co-operation and co-ordination between all those involved in caring for a person with dementia are essential for providing a level of care that assures dignity and quality of life for the person with dementia and their carers. 

Alzheimer's Society is rolling out an evidence based training programme for care home staff to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs in people with dementia.
The programme aims to train staff to manage behavioural and psychological symptoms safely, without the need for medication.

There are many ways you can get involved in dementia research whether you are a carer, a person living with dementia, or just interested in dementia research.        

Mac OS X Easter Egg - Weather Nowhere

Bring up the Weather widget:
Open the Dashboard, either by clicking its icon in the Dock or by pressing the 'F12" button on your keyboard.
Click on the '+' sign in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen to load up the widget bar.
Locate the 'Weather' by clicking the arrow buttons to either side of the widget bar. When you have found it, drag it to the Dashboard and drop it in a convenient place.

You proabably knew all that, but not hold down the command ('Apple') and option ('alt') buttons together whilst clicking on the weather symbol at the top of the widget itself and watch the current city's name change to 'Nowhere'. As you repeat this, you will see all of the different kinds of weather the widget is capable of depicting.

Windows XP Easter Egg - Pinball Mouse Control

This is a cool egg if youare rubbish at microsoft pinball or just want to make your friends know that you rule. This is how to do it:

Press start, All programs, games, Pinball.

When you are in pinball wait until the ball appears ahd then type in 'hidden test' without the quotes. if you have not mispelt this then you should be able to hold the mouse button and control the ball with the mouse.