LEGO is Releasing a Character That Uses a Wheelchair

by N/A, 9 years ago | 2 min read

This new toy is changing the way that children with disabilities are represented.

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LEGO's latest release is the City Fun at the Park set which features the toymakers first minifig that uses a wheelchair.

The set is be available for purchase in July of 2016.

Last year, the #ToyLikeMe campaign started a petition on Change.org, in order to encourage the company to develop a disabled figure.

The petition was signed 20,000 times. The set features four children, one of which is in a wheelchair, a baby minifigure in a stroller, cyclists, a hot dog vendor and a few other figures.

LEGO previously released a senior citizen character in a wheelchair for their subline, Duplo, in a set of community people in 2015.

But, many people didn't think that was enough and wanted to see disabled children be represented.

"The beauty of the LEGO system is that children may choose how to use the pieces we offer to build their own stories," said Trisha McDonell, LEGO Education's global public relations manager.

Check out this video for a closer look at the new set.