Finding Becky: How Disability Erasure in Play Reflects and Influences Reality

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Karin Hitselberger

Keywords

Representation, popular culture, social model, Barbie dolls, toys

Abstract

This blog post examines the personal impact of disability representation in children’s toys, and explores how the story of a two decade old, discontinued, disabled doll mirrors the experiences of disabled people in society today.

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