HiAlert (@hialertapp)

How to set up HiAlert for the first time🧡 Just downloaded HiAlert? This video takes you through setup step by step. Every screen can be skipped, and our expert suggestions make it easier so you can tap and select. Everything you add can be updated or changed later, so set up at your own pace. 📱…

🧡 These are some everyday HiAlert communication tools for the moments that matter. 📱 Download free: Get your free Alert Card, no subscription needed. Or try the full app free for 14 days on the App Store or Google Play. #hialert #communication  #disability #healthconditions #chronicallyill Video…

🧡 We all have a right to an effective way to ask for support. So we've made the Alert Card free in the HiAlert app for anyone who needs to ask for support when it matters. Add your health conditions and/or disabilities and how others can support you, then show or share when you need to. It won't…

🧡Join us for our stage talk, "The Importance of Self-Advocacy", at the Brisbane Disability Expo on Saturday, 31st October 2026, at 12:00 PM AEST. Our presentation will be accompanied by an Auslan Interpreter and Live Captioning. Our founders will be on stage sharing: • Why it's important for…

When living with health conditions and disabilities, the words we use and the way we express ourselves matter to who we are and who we are communicating with. 🟣Identity-first language This is used when a health condition or disability is part of who the person is, part of their identity, culture…

We’ve gone through themes in light mode, but what about dark mode? Go to Settings, scroll and change to a colour theme of your choice. In dark mode, you can also select from Default (Dark Purple), Purple, Green, Red, Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Grey and Accessible. Bonus: Select ‘Auto’ instead of…

Ever wanted to change the colours on your Alert Card? Go to Settings, scroll and change to a colour theme of your choice. You can select from Default (Amber), Purple, Green, Red, Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Grey and Accessible. #themes #hialert #colours #colors #alertcard Video description: In this…

Sharing your experiences about your health conditions and disabilities can be one of the bravest things you can do. ❤️ Maybe you share your experiences on social media, online, in a support group, with friends, with family, with new people you meet, when you need support, with organisations, or…

Brent is Deaf and has Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome. He reached out to share that he uses his HiAlert Alert Card when introducing himself to others. Thank you Brent, for letting us share. We hope this can help others.🧡 #hialert #alertcard #deaf #jervelllangenielsen #qtsyndrome Video…

If someone asks you for support, here's what you can do that helps. 🧡Believe and respect them 🧡Ask, don't assume 🧡Give them time 🧡Communicate with them, not about them 🧡Support them 💾 Save this for next time you're asked for support, or share it with someone who could use the reminder. #hialert…

It’s okay to take a break if you need it, just let someone know.🧡 #hialert #tapalertcard #break #healthconditions #disabilities Video description: In this video, from a seated person's point of view, they are watching someone write on a whiteboard. They open Tap Alert Cards in their HiAlert app…

Show your Alert Card wherever you need to ask for support or introduce yourself to be understood.🧡 #hialert #alertcard #disability #healthcondition #chronicillness Image Description: This post shows images of places you can show your HiAlert Alert Card. The places in the images displayed are gyms…

With ME/CFS, Phoebe reached out to tell us that she used her Health Tracker and Health Profile to tell her Doctor how her nausea has been going with her new medication changes. Thank you Feebee, for letting us share.🧡 #hialert #healthprofile #healthtracker #nausea #mecfs Video description: In this…

Lizzie has Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Chronic Migraine, and Panic Disorder. Lizzie wanted to share their HiAlert Alert Card to help others like them. Thank you Lizzie, for letting us share. We hope this can help others.🧡 #hialert #alertcard #antiphospholipidsyndrome #chronicmigraine…

🌙 Even in the dark, you deserve to be understood. #hialert #alertcard #darkmode #night Video description: In this video taken during the night, someone runs up to a person who is hunched while it is dark. The person in pain shows their Alert Card that says, I have a health condition. I am okay. I…

Whether you choose to spin fast or slow, a fidget spinner gives you something to do that can help you regulate or just have some fun. #fidgetspinner #hialert #sensoryplay #activities Video description: In this video, while waiting at reception, we play with a green, red and yellow fidget spinner…

🏥 Expressing yourself in the hospital can be hard for many reasons. If you need words to communicate when at the hospital, you can use the Medical Communication Board as we did recently. #medicalcommunicationboard #hialert #healthtools #healthconditions #disabilities Video description: In this…

Robbie has Aphasia, and had a run-in with the police. They used their Alert Card and Let's Chat and wanted to share what happened. We're glad you were able to explain yourself, Robbie, and thank you for messaging us to share.🧡 #hialert #alertcard #aphasia #letschat Video description: In this…

❤️ In case nobody told you this today, you don't have to justify the challenges you live with. The challenges we experience, from our health conditions or disabilities, can be visible or invisible. They can be different from one person to the next, even when the health condition or disability is…

We received a really lovely email from someone who used their Health Profile to manage multiple appointments. They wanted to share how they used it, so they can help others. Thank you for asking us to share. We hope this can help others.🧡 #hialert #healthprofile #healthpassport #healthconditions…

🧡 Use the Medications tool in the HiAlert app to add the medications you're taking with all their relevant details. You can also use assisted mode to hand over your device to a healthcare provider to add the medications for you. All your medications are saved in one place for you to remember…

🧡 Complete Missions in the HiAlert app to help you gently practice self-advocacy and build your confidence to ask for support and manage your health. #missions #hialert #activities #healthconditions #disabilities Video description: In this video, we show the Missions activity in the HiAlert app…

Simone has Autism and Rett Syndrome. She wanted to share the HiAlert Alert Card she uses when meeting people, to help others like her. Thank you Simone, for letting us share. We hope this can help others.🧡 #hialert #alertcard #autism #autistic #rettsyndrome Video description: In this video, we…

🌑The HiAlert app has a Dark Mode for anyone who needs to reduce light sensitivity, eye strain, discomfort, needs a darker interface or prefers it. You can toggle (switch) from Light to Dark Mode at any time in the app Settings or in the HUB (at the bottom of the screen). #darkmode #hialert…

🪫 If your battery is running low, wherever you are, it's okay to let others know, especially if you need space or need to leave. #mybattery #hialert #healthtools #healthconditions #disabilities Video description: In this video, while seated at the gym, on the My Battery tool in the HiAlert app…

🐧Playing Icy Penguins to get the penguins to huddle. #icypenguins #hialert #sensoryplay #penguin #activities Video description: In this video, at a bus stop playing Icy Penguins, a play activity in HiAlert, displayed in the default app theme in light mode on an iPhone.

🧡 Quick Response is a tool in the HiAlert app that helps you have a quick Yes/No/Unsure conversation. Quick Response has a switch icon that, when tapped, flips the answer to the person you are responding to. The responses can also be played out loud. #quickresponse #hialert #communicationtools…

🧡 Your Health Tracker helps you capture your daily experiences and health metrics. Track whatever you need to, then view the results over time and share with anyone who needs to know, such as your doctor or health care provider. #healthtracker #hialert #healthtools #healthconditions #disabilities…

✈️ If you need to ask for assistance, such as when you're in a dark place, like on an aeroplane, you can use Tap Alert Cards to get a flight attendant's or another passenger's attention. Tap Alert Cards in the HiAlert app have multiple ready-to-use visual alert messages you can quickly use to…

You can show your HiAlert to get support, such as when you're in pain and need to ask for a seat🧡 #alertcard #hialert #chronicpain #show Video description: In this video, from their point of view, a person shows someone their HiAlert Alert Card to ask for a seat. They are shown where a seat is…