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

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