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Dolls with Down Syndrome

August 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments

This post, and yesterday’s on dolls with disabilities, were inspired by Merlene Davis’s column There’s more to diversity than color, in which she notes
But what about children with Down syndrome? What about children who can’t walk or are blind?
Why can’t they have dolls that reflect their image?
Well, truth be known, they can.
With just a few [...]

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Accessories for dolls with disabilities–and some dolls with disabilities

August 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Check out these accessories for dolls with disabilities. I especially like the tiny hearing aids and the guide dog. They’re available from Lakeshore Learning:

Lakeshore also offers this set of six differently abled figures, each about 5.5 inches tall, for $19.95:

Also from Lakeshore: Multicultural dolls dressed for school.

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Tags: dolls with disabilities · multicultural dolls · multicultural toys · special needs dolls