Support that travels with them — without a chaperone
More independence means more moments alone: a bus route, a shift, a walk to the store. A scannable card puts the right information into a stranger's hands only when it is actually needed.
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Built around independence
The point is not supervision. It is a backup, so a bus driver or shop assistant can help on the person's own terms instead of calling someone in.
Reads like an ID card, not a label
A name, a photo if you want one, one plain line about support needs, and a contact. Nothing on the page has to mention a diagnosis at all.
Names the support circle
Group home staff, a job coach, a sibling, a day program. List whoever is genuinely reachable at that hour, and change it when the roster changes.
Communication notes that help
Short sentences. One question at a time. Extra time to answer. Writing rather than speaking. The things people who know them already do without thinking.
A quiet heads-up when it is scanned
An email with the approximate area of the scan, and a text as well if you added a mobile number. Often it simply means someone helped — and now you know it happened.
Theirs to control
The person it belongs to can read the page, change the wording, or turn it off. That matters more than any other feature on this list.
Live in three steps
Pick a template
Start from a ready-made design built for exactly this.
Make it yours
Drop in your info, photos, and links — no design skills needed.
Print the QR
Download your QR code and put it wherever people will see it.
Questions
Is it patronizing to have someone wear an ID?
It can be, if it is done to someone rather than with them. Read the page together, let them choose the wording and where the code goes, and make switching it off a real option they control. Used that way, most self-advocates describe it as a safety net rather than a leash.
Does it have to name a disability?
No. Plenty of pages say only "I may need a little extra time to answer questions" and give a contact. Put on it what genuinely helps a stranger help — a diagnosis is private and rarely changes what someone should do in the moment. Keep the home or group home address, date of birth, and medication list off it entirely, because anyone who finds the card can read what is there.
Does it track where they go?
No. It is a printed code with no GPS, chip, or battery. It shows a page when someone scans it and sends an alert about that scan, and does nothing the rest of the time. If you need continuous location, this is not that product.
Can support staff manage several cards?
Yes — one account can hold several pages, each with its own code and contacts. Update a phone number for a shift change and every printed card follows.
What if the card is lost?
Edit the page or switch it off and the code stops showing anything. Nothing is stored on the card itself, so a lost card becomes a blank card.
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