"I'm justbeingdramatic"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'mjusttired""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceNot using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptionsNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsNotaskingfor help"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'msure it'snothing""I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""Everyonefeels likethis""Otherpeoplehave itworse""I'm notREALLYdisabled""Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordaysFeelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm justbeingdramatic"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'mjusttired""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceNot using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptionsNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsNotaskingfor help"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'msure it'snothing""I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""Everyonefeels likethis""Otherpeoplehave itworse""I'm notREALLYdisabled""Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordaysFeelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I can do that"with severeconsequences

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