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

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