Shang has Charcot-Marie-Tooth, which is a form of muscular dystrophy. “For once, I don’t want to be invisible or a side character that the main American Girl has to help,” she explains in her petition. “I want other girls to know what it’s like to be me, through a disabled American Girl’s story.” Click over to sign the petition if you’d like to see her dream come true.
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