Apple has just submitted another round of emoji to the Unicode Consortium, which means the company is aiming to include even more options for Apple device owners in the coming months.

This time around, as first discovered by Emojipedia, Apple is leaning into accessibility emoji, and is including nine new options. That includes a hearing aide, prosthetic limbs, guide dogs, sign language, and more:

“New emojis proposed include a guide dog, hearing aid, prosthetic limbs, as well as people using canes and different types of wheelchairs.”

Apple’s goal here, according to Apple’s own opening remarks in its submission to the Unicode Consortium, is an effort to “better represent individuals with disabilities”. Apple also states that this is just an “initial starting point” in these efforts, which suggests the company is still hard at work including even more options in the future.

“Apple is requesting the addition of emoji to better represent individuals with disabilities. Currently, emoji provide a wide range of options, but may not represent the experiences of those with disabilities.”

There is no word on when these new emoji will be approved, or even if they will be at all. If they are, it will take some time before they are included in any official software updates from Apple.

Our Take

Emoji are not going away any time soon, so the feature should boast as wide-ranging content as possible. With Apple including more options for representation, that’s certainly good news all around. The company is launching over 100 new emoji this year, but these new accessibility options won’t be part of that mix.