The doll celebrates its 65th anniversary, and the latest doll release follows in a long line of inclusive dolls which have included a hearing loss Barbie, Down's syndrome Barbie and Barbie in a Wheelchair.Blind broadcaster and disability activist, Lucy Edwards, was the first blind person in the UK to meet the new Barbie and hopes that the doll will help blind children feel that they are represented. She called the experience 'emotional' and said she 'wished she had a blind Barbie when she was a

The doll celebrates its 65th anniversary, and the latest doll release follows in a long line of inclusive dolls which have included a hearing loss Barbie, Down's syndrome Barbie and Barbie in a Wheelchair.Blind broadcaster and disability activist, Lucy Edwards, was the first blind person in the UK to meet the new Barbie and hopes that the doll will help blind children feel that they are represented. She called the experience 'emotional' and said she 'wished she had a blind Barbie when she was a girl'. Edwards lost sight in her right eye at the age of 11 before losing her remaining sight at 17 years old due to a rare genetic condition.