{"id":316156,"date":"2024-07-25T10:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=316156"},"modified":"2024-07-24T18:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:18:06","slug":"mattel-two-barbies-disability-inclusive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/mattel-two-barbies-disability-inclusive-line\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A sense of belonging’: Mattel adds two more dolls to disability-inclusive Barbie line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mattel has added two new dolls to its inclusive Fashionistas line: a Black Barbie with Down syndrome, and a blind Barbie, furthering the company’s campaign to provide “endless possibilities for storytelling and fashion exploration” through the Barbie Fashionistas line<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, the first ever Barbie with Down syndrome was introduced<\/a>, created with a partnership through the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). The doll with Down syndrome has a blue-and-yellow butterfly-patterned dress, a pink necklace with three arrows, and pink ankle foot orthoses (AFOs). Her sneakers also had a zipper detail, making them come on and off easily. The doll also has a shorter frame and longer torso, almond-shaped eyes, a flat nasal bridge, small ears, and a palmar crease – single line across the palm – which are all common physical characteristics of Down syndrome. NDSS also had a medical professional help review the doll for the most accuracy possible.<\/p>\n

Previous dolls included in the Fashionistas line include dolls with vitiligo, limb differences, and hearing aids, as well as a doll without hair, and dolls that use wheelchairs. Altogether, there are over 175 varieties of skin tone, eye color, hair color and texture, body types, disabilities and fashions children can choose from.<\/p>\n

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