A focus group of Black individuals from the Down syndrome community reviewed the doll's shape, hair, fashion and glasses. Taylor Freeman, a young Black woman with Down syndrome, also joined the ...

BARBIE JUST RELEASED MATTEL RATHER JUST RELEASED THE FIRST EVER BLACK BARBIE DOLL REPRESENTING SOMEONE WITH DOWN SYNDROME ... “Her braids look like me, her glasses are like me,” she said.

She also comes with pink glasses, meant to represent individuals with Down syndrome who often experience vision disruption. The Barbie's hair and clothes were also designed based on community ...