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.

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