Function to remove special characters (Accents, etc) from strings (es6)

removeAccents.js

// This function delete the especial characters in the strings (es6)
  handleAccents = (str) => {
    const accents = 'ÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäåßÒÓÔÕÕÖØòóôõöøÈÉÊËèéêëðÇçÐÌÍÎÏìíîïÙÚÛÜùúûüÑñŠšŸÿýŽž'
    const accentsOut = 'AAAAAAaaaaaaBOOOOOOOooooooEEEEeeeeeCcDIIIIiiiiUUUUuuuuNnSsYyyZz'
    str = str.split('')
    str.forEach((letter, index) => {
      const i = accents.indexOf(letter)
      if (i !== -1) { str[index] = accentsOut[i] }
    })
    return str.join('')
  }