Released as part of this year’s global Barbie Fashionistas lineup, Barbie partnered with the American Foundation for the Blind and National Down Syndrome Society to ensure doll designs accurately ...

American toy giant Mattel has announced the addition of a blind Barbie and a Black Barbie with Down Syndrome to its Fashionistas doll line. Fashionistas represents the brand’s most innovative and ...

A year after introducing its first doll with Down syndrome, Barbie will add another doll with the chromosomal disorder and debut a blind Barbie. Mattel, which makes the dolls, said it is offering a ...

Eric Bridges, CEO of American Foundation for the Blind, tells PEOPLE that the new Barbie "can help get blindness out into society in a way that is accurate and attention-getting" Hedy Phillips is the ...

Mattel, Inc. announced the addition of a blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie doll with Down syndrome, created to allow even more children to find a doll that represents them and inspire all children ...

Mattel announced on Tuesday that it was launching the first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes, complete with medical equipment and a diabetes awareness-themed outfit, according to the brand's press ...

The most popular fashion doll in the world now has a line with a vision impairment. Blind Barbie has the shiny hair, high heels and picture-perfect features typically associated with the doll. But she ...

The first Barbie with a disability was launched in 2019 with the creation of the Barbie Fashionista in a Wheelchair – a major step for Mattel, worth $7.52 billion in market cap (as of July 28.) The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In an effort to be more inclusive and represent the wide range of children who play with their toys, Mattel has announced the addition of a blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie ...

Mattel announced the release of its first autistic Barbie doll, developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to represent how autistic people experience and communicate about the ...