Support group details
- Group Name
- Short Statured People of Australia Inc (SSPA)
- Website
- www.sspa.org.au/
- Group Description
- A non-profit organisation that provides support & information for people with conditions of dwarfism, their families & other interested members of the community. The SSPA is made up of volunteers who aim to educate the community, provide peer & parent support, participate in programs that benefit the dwarfism community & promote the achievements of people with dwarfism.
- Who can Join
- By membership - people of short stature, their family & friends & interested persons.
- Contact hours
- contact by email
- Where we meet
- phone/email/on-line support
- Town/Suburb
- Postcode
- 8888
- Services
- Phone Support Email &, Online Support Newsletters Information Kits for New Parents Library Peer Support Seminars Workshops Medical symposiums Friendship Social gatherings National Conventions
- More Info
- The SSPA actively supports the Children's Hospitals, Bone Dysplasia Clinics & Genetic Support Networks throughout Australia. Our main aim is to assimilate people of short stature into society with the goal of equality of education & social status & of employment opportunities.
- Group Focus
- Individuals with a condition of Dwarfism (Short Stature) and their families, and other interested members of the community.
- Area serviced
- Far North Qld, North Qld, Western Qld, Central Qld, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast, Darling Downs West Moreton, Brisbane North, Brisbane South & Logan, Gold Coast
- Phone contact
- Maree Jenner 0401 001 958
- Contact the group by email