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A schoolgirl campaigner who has previously called for more glasses-wearing heroines in Disney films<\/a> is calling for better representation from tech companies.<\/p>\n Lowri, 13, from Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, says one of the few bespectacled emojis is the “nerd” face, which she believes is damaging to the confidence of young glasses wearers.<\/p>\n She has written to the Unicode Consortium, a group of tech companies which approves new emojis, calling for an option to add glasses to emojis.<\/p>\n The teenager made headlines in 2019 after writing to Disney<\/a>, calling for more glasses-wearing female characters in their films.<\/p>\n The company responded by inviting Lowri to accompany them to the Baftas<\/a>, where their latest film Encanto – which features a glasses-wearing heroine – was honoured.<\/p>\n She is launching her latest campaign to coincide with World Sight Day.<\/p>\n “Teenagers [who wear glasses] don’t really feel represented,” Lowri said.<\/p>\n “Not positively anyway. If it’s representation then it’s the nerd [emoji] and that’s not who we are.”<\/p>\n Video journalist: Alex Thorp<\/i><\/p>\n Follow BBC East Midlands on <\/i>Facebook<\/a>, on <\/i>Twitter<\/a>, or on <\/i>Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to <\/i>eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n