American Girl Introduces 1st Doll with Hearing Loss for 2020 Girl of the Year. The new collection will be available for purchase on Dec. 31. By. Claudia Harmata. Claudia Harmata.

As part of its growing efforts to diversify its dolls, the American Girl company introduced Joss Kendrick, a 10-year-old surfer who has hearing loss.

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In a first, this American Girl doll has hearing loss and wears a hearing aid. By GMA Team. December 31, 2019, 8:49 AM. 2:58. American Girl's 2020 Girl of the Year doll is Joss Kendrick.

The Girl of the Year doll for 2020, unveiled on Dec. 31, will be the first with hearing loss. Her name is Joss Kendrick, and she's a competitive, Southern California athlete who, ...

American Girl introduced the world to its 2020 Girl of the Year-- a 10-year-old athlete born with hearing loss. ... Each of the girls got a Joss doll to take home.