textured and vibrant fabric colors and there will be braille writing on the packaging to help blind and low-vision individuals open the box more easily, according to Barbie. The doll was ...

Two new Barbie dolls with disabilities are being released on Tuesday, July 23, as part of an expansion of the Barbie Fashionistas line, Mattel announced in a news release. The new dolls, known as ...

Even down to the packaging, blind children were considered. That meant including braille on the box and making sure that it would be easy enough to get Barbie out to play with.

and an easier-to-open design featuring a pull tab that opens the back of the box. "It was an honor to collaborate with Barbie on the development of the blind Barbie doll,” said Eric Bridges ...

On Tuesday, the company released a Barbie designed in partnership with the American Foundation for the Blind. The doll, which comes in a pink box with Braille lettering, has its own special ...

and the box in which the doll comes says “Barbie” in Braille, the company added. Mattel also consulted the Royal National Institute of Blind People in Britain while developing the doll.