Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is seeking to introduce more emojis to represent people with disabilities.
The tech company filed a proposal with Unicode that includes 13 new emojis to do just that. The company says that its new emojis cover people with ” Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Physical Motor, and Hidden Disabilities.”
Here are the new emojis for people with disabilities that Apple is suggesting.
- Guide Dog with Harness
- Man with White Cane
- Woman with White Cane
- Man Making Deaf Sign
- Woman Making Death Sign
- Ear with Hearing Aid
- Man in Mechanized Wheelchair
- Woman in Mechanized Wheelchair
- Man in Manual Wheelchair
- Woman in Manual Wheelchiar
- Mechanical/Prosthetic Arm
- Mechanical/Prosthetic Leg
- Service Dog with Vest and Leash
The various new emojis that Apple is proposing would also be available in all of the different skin tones that the company offers. This means they can represent even more people with disabilities.
“One in seven people around the world has some form of disability, whether that be a physical disability involving vision, hearing, or loss of physical motor skills, or a more hidden, invisible disability,” Apple says in its proposal to Unicode for the new emoji. “The current selection of emoji provides a wide array of representations of people, activities, and objects meaningful to the general public, but very few speak to the life experiences of those with disabilities.”
You can see the all of the new emojis that Apple is proposing for yourself by following this link.
