Lego will release its first mini-figure that uses a wheelchair

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Toymaker Lego is set to release its first mini-figure that uses a wheelchair.

The company plans to debut the figure and a service dog this summer.

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A Change.org petition, with over 20,000 signatures, asked Lego to feature more characters with disabilities.

The group behind the petition said in a statement, the move "will speak volumes to children, disabled or otherwise, the world over."

The new figures are part of the "Lego City" line, set to debut in June.