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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Greetings and happy Friday! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am curious how people feel or think about the push for emojis that represent the disabled population. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>See article below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sherry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Apple Proposes New Emojis That Are More Inclusive For People With Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Article and Link to Audio Interview: <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.wbez.org?p=eyJzIjoiUlF5aWVQM2ZabkQ5MmRVOXlya1o4ZTQ2MHJBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy53YmV6Lm9yZ1xcXC9zaG93c1xcXC9tb3JuaW5nLXNoaWZ0XFxcL2FwcGxlLXByb3Bvc2VzLW5ldy1lbW9qaXMtdGhhdC1hcmUtbW9yZS1pbmNsdXNpdmUtZm9yLXBlb3BsZS13aXRoLWRpc2FiaWxpdGllc1xcXC9lZTBjM2I5NS1lN2UwLTQ0NDMtYWU4OC1kODgxMjZkYzVjMzRcIixcImlkXCI6XCI4YTAzMGE4N2U4YzY0OWJlOTdkOTE3ZDJlM2UwYWM3YlwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjRiZjRhMGNmY2EyZGUzMTE4Nzk3OTYyMjE0MTViOWIzYTlmZjJhNDdcIl19In0">https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/apple-proposes-new-emojis-that-are-more-inclusive-for-people-with-disabilities/ee0c3b95-e7e0-4443-ae88-d88126dc5c34</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Once, texters had to make due with just a plain smiley face or heart. Now, there’s a smiling ghost, flags from around the world, the Vulcan salute, and four different monkeys. Communication has evolved in the era of emojis as our pool of smileys continues to expand. Now, that pool may be more inclusive as <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.unicode.org?p=eyJzIjoiQTkyM096MDRGa3czV0pwMUpLVDVPOGdZZm1ZIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy51bmljb2RlLm9yZ1xcXC9MMlxcXC9MMjAxOFxcXC8xODA4MC1hY2Nlc3NpYmlsaXR5LWVtb2ppLnBkZlwiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjhhMDMwYTg3ZThjNjQ5YmU5N2Q5MTdkMmUzZTBhYzdiXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiMjkwMWJiNDhkYTI1MjA0YmU5OGJhM2ViOGNhODA1MDk4MjFiYTg2NlwiXX0ifQ" target="_blank">Apple pushes for approval</a> on 13 new emojis with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This week, the Unicode Consortium — the Powers That Be who determine which emojis make it to your phone’s keyboard and which don’t — are meeting to examine a number of emoji proposals, including Apple’s 13 emojis. Apple partnered with disability advocate groups including the Cerebral Palsey Foundation and the American Council for the Blind (ACB). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ACB executive director Eric Bridges joins <i>Morning Shift</i> to talk about why groups like his are pushing for more inclusive emoji representation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3E38C.1B2EB9D0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>