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

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