Disability campaigners give to new emojis for 2019

Guide dogs, prosthetics and accessibility emojis welcomed by rights groups

From falafels to mischievous sloths, dozens of new emojis will bring greater diversity to messaging applications this year, as the organisation behind the symbols responds to a number of campaigns.

The introduction of image-based characters such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and guide dogs will help redress the underrepresentation of disabled people on the emoji keyboard, while there will also be a wider range of mixed-gender and ethnicity couples for users to choose from.