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

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