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

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