Toymaker Mattel has produced a blind Barbie to “allow even more children to find a doll that represents them”. It comes complete with a cane and, following testing with blind and low-vision children, is dressed in clothing that has tactile fabric detailing.
Disability activist Lucy Edwards (pictured), who lost her eyesight aged 17 due to a rare genetic disease, said it could help young people accept their blindness.
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The environmentalist and barrister Paul Powlesland made history in July when he became the first member of a UK jury to swear an oath on river water. Powlesland (pictured), the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, explains in this issue why he considers the River Roding to be sacred, and the “magic” that happens when you get to know an aspect of nature in intimate detail.
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Secondhand fashion is in the spotlight at the moment, with preloved clothing recently playing a star role at London Fashion Week. Our new issue delves deeper into one of the exhibitors at The Good Clothes Show, which recently unfolded in Birmingham. The brand new event has drawn inevitable comparisons to the former Clothes Show Live, which ran for 20 years until 2014. The mission of those behind the new show is to inspire positive change in the mainstream market by bridging pop culture and sustainable fashion.
Image: The Good Clothes Show
