APPLE ISSUE IOS UPDATE TO STOP THEIR DEVICES ASSOCIATING WOOZY FACE TO STAMMERING

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APPLE ISSUE IOS UPDATE TO STOP THEIR DEVICES ASSOCIATING WOOZY FACE TO STAMMERING

WE DID IT

We are delighted that Apple has issued an iOS update to remove the link which prompted a ‘woozy face’ emoji when the word stammering was typed. This happened in every language - affecting millions of people across the globe. It was demeaning and unacceptable.

Apple has NOT issued an apology, nor responded to our correspondence. Nevertheless we welcome this response.

We invite them now to go further and work with us - and organisations around the world - to tackle the stigma that they reinforced around stammering.

Stammering is how some people talk.

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Jane Powell

Jane Powell

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Neha Shaji

Neha Shaji

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It's How We Talk

Founded in 1978, Stamma, the British Stammering Association is a national registered charity dedicated to creating a better world for people who stammer. Through its website: stamma.org, helpline and backing of local meetup and self-help groups, the British Stammering Association provides information and support for people who stammer and those living, supporting or working with them. The BSA is a membership organisation with members taking an active role in the election of trustees and in the strategic direction of the charity.

Find out more at Stamma.org.

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Box 140, 43 Bedford Street
WC2E 9HA London
United Kingdom
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