Proizvođač igračaka Mattel proizveo je prvu slijepu Barbie, što je najnovije izdanje u sve većoj kolekciji inkluzivnih lutaka te tvrtke, prenosi u utorak dpa.
Nova lutka, koju je Mattel izdao povodom svoje 65. obljetnice, osim što predstavlja slijepu ženu, ima značajke koje omogućavaju igru djeci s oštećenjem vida. Dolazi s bijelim štapom, sunčanim naočalama, teksturiranom tkaninom, čičak-kopčama na odjeći te zglobovima na laktovima radi što udobnijeg korištenja štapa.
@visibility_scotland The Barbie we’ve all been waiting for! Video description: August, Visibility Scotland staff member, speaks to camera. She puts two pictures up behind her using TikTok’s green screen effect. The first, from 3 seconds in to 13 seconds in, is of the new Barbie in her box. The Barbie has medium length brown hair, light brown eyes, and is wearing a pink top and frilly purple skirt. The second picture, from 14 seconds to 23 seconds, is of the Barbie outside her box posed to look as though she is walking with her guide cane. Transcript: In breaking news, the first ever blind Barbie doll has been released. I’ve put a picture of her up behind me. She comes with a guide cane and dark glasses, and she was created in partnership with the American Foundation for the Blind in the States and RNIB in the UK. One of the really cool details about this Barbie is that her clothes have been specifically designed to be textured so that children with a vision impairment are able to distinguish between outfits. Overall just a really positive bit of news, and it's so cool to see such an iconic and huge brand bringing this sort of representation! #Barbie #BlindBarbie #Representation #BreakingNews #Accessibility #RepresentationMatters #VisionImpairment #Disability #Inclusion #VisibilityScotland ♬ Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Theme - Fairy Lullaby
Glava joj je usmjerena prema gore i na stranu kako bi odražavala položaj svojstven slijepim osobama. Ovo najnovije izdanje lutke Barbie samo je posljednje u nizu inkluzivnih lutaka. Ranije su dizajnirane Barbie s oštećenjem sluha, Barbie s Downovim sindromom i Barbie u invalidskim kolicima.