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

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