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

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