Down Syndrome

Added By
Curators' Team
Item Year
2023
Year Added
2025
Location
N/A
Source
Mattel

Added By
Curators' Team
Item Year
2023
Year Added
2025
Source
Mattel
Location
N/A
Down Syndrome
On April 25, 2023, Mattel introduced the Down Syndrome Barbie, an addition to the Fashionistas Collection. She is part of a line of dolls depicting various disabilities, such as hearing impairment, wheelchair use, limb prostheses, and alopecia, tailored to represent diversity and inclusion. The doll's accessories include a puff-sleeve dress adorned with butterfly motifs and recognizable yellow and blue hues, and a pink necklace with three pendants representing trisomy of the 21st chromosome, a hallmark of the condition. Additionally, she is equipped with ankle braces, which are commonly used by children with Down Syndrome to assist with mobility.
SOURCE
Mattel
YEAR ADDED
2025
ADDED BY
Curators' Team
ADDED BY
Curators' Team
ADDED BY
Curators' Team
LOCATION
N/A
ITEM YEAR
2023
ITEM YEAR
2023
YEAR ADDED
2025
SOURCE
Mattel

LOCATION
Curators' Team
Down Syndrome
On April 25, 2023, Mattel introduced the Down Syndrome Barbie, an addition to the Fashionistas Collection. She is part of a line of dolls depicting various disabilities, such as hearing impairment, wheelchair use, limb prostheses, and alopecia, tailored to represent diversity and inclusion. The doll's accessories include a puff-sleeve dress adorned with butterfly motifs and recognizable yellow and blue hues, and a pink necklace with three pendants representing trisomy of the 21st chromosome, a hallmark of the condition. Additionally, she is equipped with ankle braces, which are commonly used by children with Down Syndrome to assist with mobility.
ADDED BY
Curators' Team
On April 25, 2023, Mattel introduced the Down Syndrome Barbie, an addition to the Fashionistas Collection. She is part of a line of dolls depicting various disabilities, such as hearing impairment, wheelchair use, limb prostheses, and alopecia, tailored to represent diversity and inclusion. The doll's accessories include a puff-sleeve dress adorned with butterfly…


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