Lego is to release a wheelchair-using minifigure in light of a #ToyLikeMe Change.org petition.
The new model comes with with an accompanying assistance dog and the Danish toymaker has confirmed it will hit stores in June.
The #ToyLikeMe movement received over 20,000 signatures and was started by freelance journalist and creative disability consultant Rebecca Atkinson.
Pointing to the fact that the only Lego character to use a wheelchair was an elderly man, the group implored Lego to “positively represent disability” in its toys to “help generations of kids, (both with and without disabilities), grow up with a more positive Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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