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

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