On Friday , Applesubmitted a proposalto Emojipedia for a suite of new accessibility emoji . There are 13 in total , which expands to 43 when you take into account skin tone of voice options . They admit a guide and service hot dog , a person with a cane , a person in both mechanical and manual wheelchairs , a person signing , an spike with a audition aid , and a prosthetic arm and leg . In Apple ’s proposal , it notes that this is n’t an all - encompassing list of accessibility emoji . It ’s just a start .
Apple cooperate with the American Council of the Blind , the Cerebral Palsy Foundation , and the National Association of the Deaf to come in up with the emoji listed in the proposal .
“ Historically , handicapped people have had to kludge together emoji , which is jolly alienating when you consider that 20 percent of the population is disabled , ” journalist s.e . smith , who regularly cover disability yield , told Gizmodo in an electronic mail .
“ It means a lot for the great unwashed to be able-bodied to select emoji that represent them — this is really primal for access and comprehension online , ” smith said . “ That said , there ’s a particular challenge in picture out a graphic representation of non - evident or ‘ invisible ’ disabilities like mental illness , and I ’m take care forwards to pick up how these are tackled in the future . ”
Apple ’s proposal on Friday , while a proclaimed “ initial starting spot , ” include accessibility emoji across four different categories—“Blind and Low Vision , Deaf and Hard of listening , Physical Motor , and Hidden Disabilities”—but as Smith direct out , it does n’t have the emoji to tackle worked up and mental disabilities . Still , give the blinding absence of any emoji for the disabled residential district to date , this is a tone in the correct direction .
“ [ A]s a member of the disability community and an avid emoji user , I ’m exceedingly excited that the range of emoji available to represent ourselves and our experience is expanding , ” smith said .
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