As an NFB member myself, I have found NFB’s disdain towards Apple unfortunate and opportunistic. They try to pass resolutions against Apple in their national conventions and sometimes do succeed despite opposition from the floor. They here is for the board who is not happy that apple does not pay for the convention. If I was working for apple I wouldn’t be consulting NFB on this when other organizations are available to consult. And a blind person or their parents or mobility instructors will purchase a cane based on an emogi is a patently ridiculous suggestion. Soembody’s organizational arrogance would not welcome what Apple did, beats me. But NFB consists of breathing thinking human beings. They will not fall for this. And if someone is thinking of passing a resolution in July in the convention, it will be voted down on the floor even if it passes in the committee.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2018, at 9:54 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I became suspicious when I noticed that the only blindness > organization consulted by Apple in press reports was the American > Council of the Blind. A sighted friend examined the emojis and found > the canes appear to only extend to the elbows of the blind people, who > appear to be age 12. This cane length is below the sternum, which is > the minimum cane length advocated by the Association for Education and > Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. ACB regularly > affiliates with AER. The National Federation of the Blind recommends > that white canes extend past the chin. It is sad Apple has brazenly > picked a political side in the white canes and travel debate rather > than develop an image representative of independent blind travel. The > blind people in the emoji’s are holding really short white canes with > red tips and a black golf grip with the nylon cord around their > wrists, which can often be a safety hazard. If blind people have their > canes caught in the doors of rapid transit or light rail trains, they > could be dragged to their deaths when the train rapidly accelerates > rather than having the cane just knocked out of their hand if a strap > is not wrapped around their wrist. It sets a poor example of cane use > to the public and blind people everywhere. I will ask Apple to > withdraw its submission and create new emoji that actually > demonstrates safe independent travel. > > Kelly > > > > >> On 3/23/18, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> Apple proposes new emojis for people with disabilities >> The iPhone maker offered up 13 new designs for review. >> By Jessica Dolcourt, March 23, 2018 11:54 AM PDT >> >> A wheelchair, a service dog and prosthetic limbs could join your emojis of >> men and women jogging and playing sports. >> >> Three of the 13 new emojis Apple has submitted to Unicode for evaluation. >> Apple/CNET >> Apple has proposed 13 new emojis to include more experiences for people >> with >> disabilities. The iPhone-maker submitted its formal request to Unicode, the >> consortium that governs the standard that includes emojis. >> The new symbols feature men and women walking with a cane and touching >> their >> ear, as well as standalone icons of a hearing aid and prosthetic arm. >> Apple has been making a big push to ensure that its devices are accessible >> for all users. 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