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Help Us Test Your Device
We can’t personally test every phone, keyboard, and app combination out there — so we’re asking the community to help. It takes about two minutes per platform: type the term, screenshot what happens, and submit it below. Every result becomes part of the dataset we use to report this problem to Apple, Google, Microsoft and other platforms.
Click the button below to test your device and add your results to the data.
Share a Statement of Support
Help us make sure hidradenitis suppurativa is recognized—not marked as a mistake.
Patients, healthcare professionals, students, researchers, caregivers, and advocates can support Spell HS Right by sharing a statement of support, spreading the initiative on social media, and helping bring the campaign to organizations and communities that care about HS awareness and advocacy.
Every voice helps demonstrate that this issue matters beyond a single device or a single person.
Click the button below to fill out our support form and add your voice to the campaign.
Statements of Support
The following individuals and organizations have shared statements supporting the Spell HS Right initiative.
“A recognized disease should not look like a mistake.”
— Shyla Harvin, Founder of Spell HS Right
"I fully support the Spell HS Right initiative. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a medically recognized disease, and its correct name should be recognized by digital spellcheck systems. Flagging it as a misspelling creates unnecessary barriers for patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates who rely on accurate medical terminology every day.
Correcting this oversight is a simple but meaningful step toward improving communication, reducing stigma, and supporting the millions of people living with HS."
— Lisa Harvin, D.O.
"Ensuring that hidradenitis suppurativa is spelled correctly on iOS devices is important because accurate terminology helps prevent confusion and supports clear communication in healthcare settings."
— Anonymous, Medical Student
"Hidradenitis Suppurativa deserves the same recognition and respect as every other chronic disease. That recognition begins with ensuring its name is recognized across the platforms people use every day; the people living with HS deserve to be seen, understood, and supported."
— Garry Graham II, Medical Student
"Patients and providers deserve access to accurate information. Incorrect medical terminology blocks access to the community surrounding this vital information."
— Briana Coins, Medical Student
"As a medical student, I believe medically recognized conditions should be accurately represented across all platforms. Correctly recognizing hidradenitis suppurativa is a small but meaningful step toward improving awareness, reducing stigma, and supporting patients"
— Lavinia Harrison, Medical Student
"As a medical student I'll be vulnerable and say that I'm not always sure about my reporting, so when I type the name of a disorder and it constantly comes out incorrect there is a level of negativity towards the that disorder. Whether it's real, does it exist. Things that do nothing for individuals who are living with it."
— Anonymous, Medical Student
"I can’t support this initiative enough. I’ve had Hidradenitis Suppurativa for all of my adulthood. A disease that’s already misunderstood and often undiagnosed shouldn’t feel like an anomaly for patients who often times have to do their own research. But sadly that’s how it feels. Like an anomaly. iPhone not recognizing it as a full, correct word only encourages that feeling. It’s a small step, but after having constant struggles and disappointments with HS, any change is a meaningful change."
— Anonymous, HS Warrior
"I support Spell HS Right because getting the name of a disease right matters. Recognizing “hidradenitis suppurativa” in everyday digital tools may seem like a small step, but it can make communication easier and help bring greater awareness to a condition that deserves to be better understood."
— Shafat Hassan, Dermatologist
"The ‘status quo’ is no longer acceptable. No medical condition deserves to show up as a spelling error. Get it Right! Spell HS Right!"
— Maria Muoghalu MD, FACP, FHM
"As someone who created educational content about HS on social media, it's frustrating when the auto-captions misspell it. I'm trying to share factual information, and the CC is showing the disease spelled incorrectly!"
— Cristina Curp, HS Connect COO & HS Patient