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.

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