man in manual wheelchair facing right: light skin tone

Description

A man with a light skin tone, white hair, and a white cane, walking to the right. This emoji represents an elderly man with a visual impairment, indicating impaired mobility or blindness.

Group:

People & Body > person-activity

Status:

fully-qualified

Emotion:

This emoji primarily conveys concepts related to age, visual impairment, mobility challenges, and accessibility. It can evoke feelings of empathy, respect, or concern for the elderly or those with disabilities.

Backstory

This emoji is a ZWJ sequence combining 'Man', 'Light Skin Tone', 'White Hair', 'White Cane', and 'Right Arrow'. It was introduced to represent a person with a visual impairment using a white cane, which symbolizes the individual's blindness or low vision. The 'Man' and 'Light Skin Tone' are base modifiers, 'White Hair' indicates an elderly person, 'White Cane' signifies visual impairment, and 'Right Arrow' indicates walking motion. This sequence addresses the need for more inclusive representation of people with disabilities in the emoji set.

Usage Examples

• Discussing accessibility issues: 'We need better ramps for people using mobility aids and white canes 👨🏻‍🦳🦯➡️.'
• Talking about senior citizens or a grandparent: 'My grandpa is getting on in years 👨🏻‍🦳🦯➡️, but he's still so active.'
• Raising awareness for visual impairment: 'Support organizations that help people with visual impairments navigate their world 👨🏻‍🦳🦯➡️.'
• Depicting a scene with an elderly individual walking: 'Saw an elderly man walking along the park path 👨🏻‍🦳🦯➡️ this morning.'

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