Doing thething andhaving torecover fordays"Todayis just anoff day""I'm notREALLYdisabled"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Otherpeoplehave itworse"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Notaskingfor help"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'm justbeingdramatic""I'msure it'snothing"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"I'mjusttired"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"Everyonefeels likethis"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordays"Todayis just anoff day""I'm notREALLYdisabled"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Otherpeoplehave itworse"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Notaskingfor help"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'm justbeingdramatic""I'msure it'snothing"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"I'mjusttired"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"Everyonefeels likethis"

Internalized Ableism - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Doing the thing and having to recover for days
  2. "Today is just an off day"
  3. "I'm not REALLY disabled"
  4. Not mentioning something is bad for you
  5. "I'm only sometimes affected, so it doesn't count"
  6. Not using aids bc you're worried about others' perceptions
  7. "Other people have it worse"
  8. Feeling guilty for having symptoms
  9. Not wanting to say you're disabled
  10. "I just need to suck it up and push through"
  11. "I'm not defined by my life changing diagnosis"
  12. Not asking for help
  13. "Okay, but what if I'm faking it?"
  14. "I'm not letting my illness stop me"
  15. "I'm taking this from someone who REALLY needs it"
  16. "I'm just being dramatic"
  17. "I'm sure it's nothing"
  18. New symptoms, not going to the doctors
  19. "I'm just tired"
  20. Smiling through the pain for others' sake
  21. "I can do that" with severe consequences
  22. "I'm fine" actually in debilitating pain
  23. Not wanting to be an inconvenience
  24. "Everyone feels like this"