This isn’t the first Barbie to represent someone who is part of the medical landscape. Barbie became a registered nurse in ...

Barbie Releases First Doll With Type 1 Diabetes and Glucose Monitor. Mattel announced the latest addition to the Fashionista line-up, a line of dolls with type 1 diabetes, with a one-of-a-kind ...

Barbie Debuts First Doll with Down Syndrome to 'Counter Social Stigma Through Play' The National Down Syndrome Society, which collaborated with Mattel on the doll, says it's a "huge step forward ...

Mattel on Tuesday introduced its first-ever version of the Barbie doll representing a person with Down syndrome. The new doll is part of Mattel Barbie Fashionistas line, which aims to offer kids ...

Two new Barbie dolls with disabilities were announced on July 23, the first-ever blind Barbie doll and the second Barbie doll with Down syndrome, Mattel said in a press release.

Mattel just introduced its first blind Barbie, available to shop on July 23. The company also announced a Black Barbie with Down syndrome.