Dwarf Athletic Association of Canada

The Dwarf Athletic Association of Canada (DAAC) provides programs promoting health, and designed to improve functioning, adjustment, and build self-esteem for people with dwarfism. DAAC provides opportunities for persons with dwarfism to be integrated into such activities and/or to participate in team sports and physical activity designed to be accessible to our Little Person community. These programs are open to everyone with dwarfism regardless of their level of ability or skill. DAAC is dedicated to conducting outreach and recruitment of all Little People participants to be as inclusive as possible. The programs are not aimed at the selection and training of individuals with a view to developing professional athletes for a career in sport. In addition to children, youth and adults with dwarfism, DAAC’s charitable activities also extend to relieve conditions associated with aging by delivering sports programs to help address conditions normally attributable to old age for people with dwarfism, such as maintaining health, fitness, or mobility and relieving isolation all in an environment accessible to individuals of short stature and their family.