Barbie's Reinvention: From Dumb Blonde to Post-Feminist Icon. First version with Down syndrome was presented in the United States.
Developed in collaboration with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Mattel wants to continue demonstrating that it is committed to representing all types of children who play with their dolls. Barbie can be in a wheelchair, use a prosthetic leg or hearing aids to hear. As its slogan says, "it can be anything it wants to be"