An inspirational Australian with dwarfism has died at the age of 22.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11669425/Leo-Lagana-dies-funeral-service-planned.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Disney responded to his criticism in a statement and said “to avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community.”

Source: https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/snow-white-live-action-film-4741068/

Incredibly, the Barnetts discovered that another girl with the same rare form of dwarfism was also living in Indiana, and the parents arranged a visit so the two children could meet, become friends and support each other.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/curious-case-natalia-grace-kristine-barnett-b2350776.html

It’s the most common type of dwarfism, occurring in approximately 1 in 25,000 live births.

Source: https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/tori-and-zach-roloffs-son-jackson-is-starting-to-notice-his-dwarfism/

The 28-year-old Russian native who has dwarfism shared a set of two pictures with her 78,500 Instagram followers.

Source: https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/alina-kozhevnikova-in-pink-top-jokes-you-didnt-know-i-looked-good-or-what/