As It Happens5:48Barbie with Down syndrome ‘looks just like me,’ says woman who helped design it
Kayla McKeon says seeing a Barbie that looks like her is an incredible feeling.
Earlier this week, Mattel unveiled its first Barbie doll with Down syndrome. And McKeon, a Down syndrome advocate who has the genetic condition herself, helped make it happen.
“The doll looks just like me,” McKeon, manager of grassoots advocacy with the U.S. National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
“I’m going to keep mine where I can see it every day.”
The doll is the newest addition to Mattel’s Fashionistas collection, which
