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