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Apple wants new emoji to better represent people with disabilities. (Image: Apple proposal)
Apple has requested the Unicode Consortium add emoji to better represent individuals with disabilities. In total, Apple proposed 13 new emojis including a guide dog, hearing aid, and people using canes and wheelchairs.
There is currently only one disability-related emoji offered to users — the “wheelchair symbol,” The Mighty pointed out. This is despite one in seven people living with a disability, Apple said in its proposal.
If Unicode approves Apple’s proposal at its April meeting, the emoji will probably launch in the second half of 2019 alongside Emoji 12.0. Unicode Consortium will launch Emoji 11.0 in the second half of this year with 157 new emoji.
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