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

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