Girl, 10, With Muscular Dystrophy Calls For Disabled American Girl Doll
Melissa Shang, 10, hopes to tell her story of overcoming struggles with muscular dystrophy through an American Girl character. She is petitioning the iconic brand to feature a doll with disabilities as the Girl Of The Year 2015, to educate other young girls and celebrate other girls like her.
Melissa Shang, 10, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and wants to tell her story through the inspiring and educational American Girl dolls. The well-spoken young girl from Paoli, PA is petitioning Mattel, the brand’s owner, to make their Girl Of The Year 2015 a doll in a wheelchair to educate young girls about the struggles that come with living with physical disabilities.