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

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