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50 People Whose Disabilities Didn’t Stop Them From Enjoying Halloween To The Fullest (New Pics)
Adapting to life with a disability is never easy, and everyone needs to find their own ways of how to cope with limitations and overcome challenges.
But as you might've seen in our previous article, some people can summon the strength for these difficult tasks even in something as simple as a Halloween costume.
So with everything that we've been through this year, we at Bored Panda decided it's time to revisit this wholesome topic and pay tribute to those who choose to celebrate their differences and use them as resources for especially creative costumes.
After all, these folks embody what we all so desperately need right now. Perseverance.
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#1
Its My First Halloween As A Double Below The Knee Amputee And My Husband And I Went As Forrest Gump And Lieutenant Dan
Nadja Lambacher 4 years ago (edited)
Read her original post. She was pregnant and got sepsis, lost the baby, her legs and some fingers. What a strong woman.
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Oh, dear! That's too much. Yes, a very strong woman with a good sense of humor.
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DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
"You ain't got no legs Lt. Dan" (sorry for the loss of your limbs also).
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#2
Last Year I Did Several Halloween Costumes And This One Is Honestly One Of My Favorites. I Want To Wear My Skeleton Hand Around All The Time
#3
My Son Is 4 With Cerebral Palsy. Every Year My Wife Builds Him A Costume To Go On His Wheelchair. He's Obsessed With Polar Express So This Year He Went As A Train Engineer
malenchki 4 years ago (edited)
Or dad either or but it's still an awesome costume and yeah I freaking wish I had that talent
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One of the people who has helped Halloween make tremendous leaps in inclusivity is US motivational speaker, comedian, writer, and former Paralympian, Josh Sundquist. Every year, he dresses up in a costume that makes use of his disability. In 2020, he transformed into Baby Groot from Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'
Josh said that his main 'addiction' in life is making people laugh. "As addictions go, this is a pretty good one. It has very few side effects. And it's free (other than the annual cost of building a Halloween costume)," he told Bored Panda earlier.
#4
Wheelchair Zombie Escaping The Grave Costume I Made For My Daughter
#5
My Son Is In A Wheelchair. I Turned It Into BB8 And Took Him To Hollywood Studios. Here Is The BB8chair Build
#6
My Wife Dressed Up As Lara Croft For Halloween. She's An Amputee So She Improvised
Back in high school, Sundquist didn't want anyone to find out that he was missing a leg, so he wore a prosthesis at all times. However, he eventually became more comfortable with who he is and what he looks like, and his Halloween costumes are a way to celebrate just that.
Sundquist also shared some advice for everyone who's currently struggling with their own problems. "If you're carrying a heavy burden, you have three options: you can hold on a little longer, you can find someone to share the load, or you can decide it's time to let go. All three are equally valid. Wisdom is choosing the best one for this particular moment," he said.
#7
Awesome Pirates Of The Caribbean Wheelchair Costume
Mazer 4 years ago
There needs to be a National Halloween costume making camp for the other abled, you guys are amazingly creative and the Jack Sparrow look - spot on
Ann 4 years ago
No there really doesn’t. I’d like to think we’ve clearly established that disabled people are just people, period. Why segregate them further into special camps so they can learn to make special costumes? Seems a bit too paternalistic to me. It’s obvious by all the photos here that there are plenty of creative folks out there who have great ideas and the ability to create those visions either for themselves or a loved one, whether they are disabled or not. And personally, I think “other abled”, “differently abled” or whatever labels people like to think up are just silly. A disabled person is someone who has a condition(s) that limits one or more life functions. How do you assume that someone with a disability has special or different abilities from nondisabled people? Like what are they? I’m a paraplegic and have been for decades. While I’d love some special abilities, I think I’m pretty ordinary.
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Jackie Nettleton 4 years ago
I would love to go out on Halloween with that costume it would be amazing, well done to the creators!
#8
Here Is One Of Our Favorite Halloween Costumes
#9
When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Awesome Halloween Costumes
KJ 4 years ago
He has great costumes, worth a google, he is also the person in the Lumiere outfit.
So far, Sundquist has embodied Gingy the Gingerbread Man from Shrek, a flamingo, a foosball player, Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast, Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, the incredibly famous Pixar lamp, and others. We can't wait to see what he has planned for this year.
As for all of you who are still unsure about who or what to dress as for the spooky occasion, I hope these pictures will inspire you not to get rid of your unique attributes when developing your Halloween look but to accentuate them. Good luck!
#10
Brandon's Dad Turned His Wheelchair Into A Tie Fighter For Halloween
#11
This Girl In My Town Has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, And Her Parents Made Her A Cinderella Carriage Around Her Wheelchair
Romenriel 4 years ago
It's great that she gets to be Disney princess for Halloween like her sister 😊
Vicky Z 4 years ago (edited)
Honestly if i was the sister i would be jealous of this gorgeous costume
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#12
Lady Deadpool
#13
Our First Halloween Costume As A Married Couple
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Awesome. Her hair looks like she just got up for some pancakes brekkie.😂
Fat Harry 4 years ago
The guy in the IHOP costume only has one leg. He literally hops.
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#14
Hooray, I Won The Costume Contest At Work
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Deserved! That's also impressively just the right size stuffed animal for this.
#15
"My Dog Doesn't Bite." Happy Halloween
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
I’m not falling for this dog’s manipulative act of looking so sweet and innocent. That’s how they get you. Put on that face that makes you think they are harmless and BAM goodbye leg. I see you dog.
Janina Prado 4 years ago
You owe me paper towels. I spit up my diet ginger ale on my table.
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#16
Can Your Friends Do This?
Don Golosso 4 years ago
But wait.... doesn't that imply hat he'll never have a friend?
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Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Heck, I'm impressed that even this guy can do that. That's some definite strength and balancing.
Niffler_13 4 years ago
He's a motivational speaker and stand up comedian. For a while he was a body builder as well.
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#17
Throwback To Halloween 2016
#18
Oh Snap! Happy Halloween
#19
Happy Halloween From Aladdin And Abu
#20
Turned My Wheelchair Into The Iron Throne For Halloween
Mazer 4 years ago
Super creative!! And agreed, you are stunning. You might think about getting a modeling agent ( no joke),
#21
It's So Worth It. Hearing Other Kids After Seeing Caleb In His Costume, Say "That's The Coolest Costume I've Ever Seen"
#22
Turned My Son's Wheelchair Into The Millennium Falcon
#23
That's Not Really A Tree. It's A Man Dressed As A Tree. And Get This: That's Not Really Santa! It's A Dog Dressed As Santa
TheOnethatshallremainNameless 4 years ago
I can believe that the tree is a human but there's no way, that dog isn't Santa!
#24
Black Panther Wheelchair Costume
#25
Wait, There's A Human Inside That Lamp
#26
My Friend And I Are Both In Wheelchairs So We Did A Mario Kart Group Costume This Halloween
#27
I Don't Know If It's Held Up After A Full Day Of Teaching, But Here's My Sally Costume
HorrorEyeArcade 4 years ago
holy s**t thats awesome! i have a weakness for anything nightmare before christmas so...
Springy The Non Binary Boi(They/Them) 4 years ago
Sally is from Nightmare before Christmas
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Sam Chilton 4 years ago
Fantastic work. Makes me wish I could take off my head (I already know all the songs).
SuperChicken 4 years ago
I keep looking at the picture, and I must say that this looks better than the animation.
#28
Simply The Best
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Now this is badasss. Love Ash. Be cool if she had the gun too. “Alright you primitive screwheads listen up. See this? This is my boom stick!”
#29
Sam Was Single-Minded About What He Wanted To Be This Year For Halloween. He Knew He Wanted To Be A Bunny And The Wheelchair Had To Be A Carrot
#30
I Am Groot
memyselfandI 4 years ago
This is Josh Sundquist, after his first few costumes he’s been getting sponsorships every year to make them. So he has the time.
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SuperChicken 4 years ago
Who does all his costumes? I'm only asking because they're all beyond amazing.
Michał Osiecki 4 years ago
I literally scrolled down cause I thought its a commercial, looks super real
#31
Amputee Halloween Is The Best
#32
Unfortunately Not A Real Harpoon But I Made This One
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
I agree. That is a fantastic costume even if it wasn't based on something else.
Load More Replies... Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Is this the same woman that did Ash? Looks like it. Really creative and she’s into cool shiit
#33
My Friend Built A Halo Warthog Costume For A Boy In A Wheelchair, Since He Lives At The Hospital And Doesn't Get Out To Play Much
This will make life a whole lot more fun! And tomorrow he's going to be driving it in a parade.
#34
Ice Cream Costume
SuperChicken 4 years ago
He seems to really have some wild and fun imaginations. So awesome.
Load More Replies... earringnut 4 years ago
Did DQ sponsor this? At this point he's internet famous enough for sponsors.
#35
Confusing Trick-Or-Treaters With A Posable Skeleton Arm For The Last 2 Years
L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Yes get on public transportation pretend your arm got caught in the door. Scare people year round.
Load More Replies... Zena Marsh 4 years ago
If you could get false 'skin' on there, and ask the to pull your finger.....then pull your arm out....
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Like the other, I’d rock this all year. Helluva conversation starter
#36
Lord Vader Is Pleased With Papaws Work On The Tie Fighter Advanced. He Out Did Himself On The Wheelchair Costume This Year
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Yes, he outdid himself. I wouldn't be surprised, if that could fly too.😜
#37
Wheelchair Costume
#38
Throwback To 2 Years Ago When I Was The Victim Of A Shark Attack For My First Halloween As An Amputee
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Wow! How much strength she must have to overcome such a traumatic experience and make jokes about it!!!
#39
Did You Help Your Clients Out With Halloween This Year?
Uber Mensch 4 years ago
Bad pun. Going to have to ask you not to leaf any more of them.
Load More Replies... Amanda Lalonde 4 years ago
I actually know where this was taken I live in the same city. Sorry, I've never seen something from my city on a site like this
#40
Guy In My School Was Confined To A Wheelchair. Great Spirit For His Dressing Up
#41
Fantastic Use Of His Stand Up Wheelchair
#42
John's Arrowhead Patrick Mahomes' Wheelchair Costume Turned Out Incredible
#43
3-Year-Old King Bran Stark In Epic Wheelchair Costume
#44
Every Year My Wife Makes My Son A Costume For His Wheelchair. This Year He Is Hiro Riding Baymax From The Movie Big Hero 6
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Years ago I went trick-or-treating as the Red Baron. I made a triplane from cardboard boxes - it was a hit!
#45
Happy Halloween From The Invisible Man
Axolotl King 4 years ago
I'm assuming it's someone who has both legs amputated, and they just set their prosthetics on the floor and took a pic so it's like they're invisible except for the prosthetics
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Here’s My Favorite Cheetah Costume On My Cheetah Legs
~oatmeal.rat~ 4 years ago
how high can you jump with those? is the springiness the same as a normal foot or more?? I'm genuinely curious if anyone knows please tell me for science
Grace and Lucy 4 years ago
purrrr its not just the swift legs, its also the sharp well aimed talons
#47
I'm Planning On Doing That Version Eventually
#48
My Son Has Cerebral Palsy And Is In A Wheelchair. So My Wife Made Him A Paw Patrol Vehicle For Halloween
#49
My Coworker Is An Amputee. This Was Her Costume
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Captain Cordelia Crowe, at your service. I'm Jack Sparrow's cousin. 001-6175c6...920fac.jpg 
#50
Cilindric The German From The Asterix And Obelix
#51
After Learning About The Magic Wheelchair Program At Nation Of Makers, Our Makerspace Built This Fire Truck For A Wheelchair Bound Kid’s Halloween Costume
Complete with working lights and bubbles. He loved it.
#52
Man Uses Wheelchair To Create Ultimate Deadpool Cosplay At Oakcity Comiccon
#53
The Halloween King
#54
Guy Builds An Awesome Halloween Costume For His Son Who Is In A Wheelchair
#55
Halloween 2019 In The Books
Debbie Burns 4 years ago
YESSS! I can't TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WATCHED THIS AS A KID! Fairly certain it wasn't made for kids, but I'm Gen X, so 🤷 our parents didn't much hover. Unless it was, no. No I can't say that on a Halloween kid costume thread. But you can catch what I'm throwin down I'm sure 🧐
#56
Jurassic Park Halloween 2019
#57
Mommy Just Didn’t Have It In Her To Create A New Wheelchair Costume This Year. So We’ll Just Do A Throw Back To The Cutest Southwest Airlines Pilot Ever
#58
I Got Into A Car Accident 2 Months Ago And Have To Be In A Wheelchair. So I Went With What I Had For My Costume. I Went As Professor X
#59
I Turned My Son's Wheelchair Into A Digger For Halloween
#60
My Aunt Decorated My Cousin And Her Wheelchair For Halloween
#61
The Family That Fights Crime Together, Stays Together
#62
When Your Niece Tells You To Dress As Ursula For Halloween
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
I love it. He and his niece are lucky to have each other. Two peas in a pod just having fun.
#63
Star Wars Family Halloween With Wheelchair Xwing
#64
Happy Halloween From The Wests
#66
It's Not The Most Creative But Always Enjoy Using My Wheelchair As Part Of My Costume
#67
My Son Has Cerebral Palsy And He Is In A Wheelchair. He Also Loves Mario Kart. So, I Made Him This For Halloween
#68
I Love How My Friend's Family Always Does A Great Job Of Incorporating Their Son's Wheelchair Into His Costume. This Year Was Their Best Job Yet
Tobias Rieper 4 years ago
that is so sweet and wholesome then you have that kid dressed as C3PO will now haunt my dreams
#69
Another Great Halloween In The Books! Parade At School, A Halloween Party And Trick-Or-Treating With His Best Friends
#70
It's O-Fish-Al I'm Going As Nemo For Halloween
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Its a great costume but I always feel dirty when I see a sexy Disney character. You're not supposed to get those feelings for Nemo, Tinkerbell, Olaf or Mowgli even if it is a 25 year old woman.
#71
Wheelchair Zamboni Costume
TheOnethatshallremainNameless 4 years ago
That's OK, he's Canadian so he'll just apologize profusely
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Dave van Es 4 years ago
If the kid likes the costume, he could be deadpool driving the zamboni. (I'm gonna kill you with a zamboni!)
#73
You Are What You Eat?
#74
I Wanna Play A Game
#75
Halloween 2013, The First Year I Dressed Up After Having My Arm Amputated
#76
Happy Vegan Shark
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Yes, good costume, but can we comment on how those apple snacks may be the cutest things ever?
#77
Here’s A Blast From Spooky Season Past
#78
For Halloween, I Wanted To Be Brienne Of Tarth. 2 Months Ago, I Suffered A Spinal Trauma That Left Me Unable To Use My Costume. I Got The Idea To Go As Iron Throne
#80
My Daughter Is In A Wheelchair, So We Turned Her Into A Chef At The Stove For Halloween
#82
Shark Attack! This Year's Amputee Halloween Costume
#84
Gonna Be Hard To Top This Hershel From The Walking Dead Amputee Halloween Costume
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago (edited)
Just what I was going to post. Very Romancing the Stone.
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Jamie artis 4 years ago
Is that supposed to be michonne? If so something about that doesn’t sit right with me
#85
My Dad Had To Have His Left Leg Foot Removed Earlier This Year So He “Jumped” At The Chance To Be A Pirate For Halloween
#86
Took Advantage Of My Amputee-Ness And Went As Hershel For Halloween
#87
I Was Hit By A Car When I Was 7 And Got Pretty Messed Up. I Was In A Wheelchair For A While, And Here's My Awesome Halloween Costume
#88
Wheelchair Halloween Costume
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago (edited)
I like this a lot. She's just being her. Beautiful amount of creativity. Even the sneakers match the pom poms and glow like the other lights.
#89
Happy Halloween. Have Fun And Keep Warm Out There
#90
Arrghh
#91
My Two Friends On Halloween. The Knight Is In A Wheelchair
#92
Seattle Slam Wheelchair Rugby Team Dressed As Mario Kart Characters
#94
Wizard In A Wheelchair Enjoying Breakfast
#95
Is It Too Late To Post An Amputee Halloween Costume?
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Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
I'm a full time wheelchair user and now I want to go to a costume party with all these amazing ideas!
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
I can't reply directly, so I'll say it here. Thai Ya Long: Get f****d.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
No one should f**k him ever. He might reproduce and create more jerks.
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DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
These are so amazing! I really hope anyone who has ever thought they can't have a kicka** costume for Halloween sees this and knows that they don't have to miss out on anything. So much creativity and happiness.
RedFox 4 years ago (edited)
This may sound so f****** stupid, but am I the only person that wants to be an amputee? I know exactly what limb, where on the limb, and how I want it to look like. I know that it probably sounds really freaking selfish, but I can’t explain it, I just really crave for my completely healthy limb amputated. Can someone help me here? It’s just an odd thing, I feel REALLY envious of when I see someone with an amputation. Again, I’m sorry with how selfish this sounds. Also, it is SUPER scary to talk to anyone about this in person, and to me, the internet is a safe place.
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
This is a psychiatric problem. Please talk to your physician. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19132621/
Load More Replies... Kori Chamberlain 4 years ago
Someof the big ones seem like a bit much. Like they were more for the designer then the wearer. Could you imagine trying to trck or treat in a parade float?
Alex Boyd 4 years ago (edited)
Yeah, I was kind of thinking that too. A lot of the chair costumes for kids look like they would make the chairs *much* less maneuverable, and put a big-for-a-kid distance between the wearer and their friends. I mean, it's fine if kids in chairs decide they want an elaborate-but-cumbersome costume, like anyone else, but I'd like to see more examples of chair costumes that are still cool but let the kid move and interact to the extent of their abilities. It would be better if sitting in the middle of a refrigerator box being pushed by your parents was portrayed as one option among many, rather than the default way for kids on wheels to do Halloween. (No shade whatsoever on the individual families in the photos; I'm sure everyone is making right choices for their specific child's needs and wants, as well as the events being attended--maybe some of these costumes actually are for parades! But I'd like the compilers of listicles like this one to look for more varied types of chair costumes.)
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the annoying theatre kid 4 years ago
all the wheelchair ones are so cool! especially the ones the parents made for their kids. SO SWEET!!!
Russell Ellwardt 4 years ago
All these are super. I admire the creativity. And special - only a person with what we like to call a handicap would be able to do this. I hope you all win any costume contest you enter!
Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
I'm a full time wheelchair user and now I want to go to a costume party with all these amazing ideas!
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
I can't reply directly, so I'll say it here. Thai Ya Long: Get f****d.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
No one should f**k him ever. He might reproduce and create more jerks.
Load More Replies... DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
These are so amazing! I really hope anyone who has ever thought they can't have a kicka** costume for Halloween sees this and knows that they don't have to miss out on anything. So much creativity and happiness.
RedFox 4 years ago (edited)
This may sound so f****** stupid, but am I the only person that wants to be an amputee? I know exactly what limb, where on the limb, and how I want it to look like. I know that it probably sounds really freaking selfish, but I can’t explain it, I just really crave for my completely healthy limb amputated. Can someone help me here? It’s just an odd thing, I feel REALLY envious of when I see someone with an amputation. Again, I’m sorry with how selfish this sounds. Also, it is SUPER scary to talk to anyone about this in person, and to me, the internet is a safe place.
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
This is a psychiatric problem. Please talk to your physician. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19132621/
Load More Replies... Kori Chamberlain 4 years ago
Someof the big ones seem like a bit much. Like they were more for the designer then the wearer. Could you imagine trying to trck or treat in a parade float?
Alex Boyd 4 years ago (edited)
Yeah, I was kind of thinking that too. A lot of the chair costumes for kids look like they would make the chairs *much* less maneuverable, and put a big-for-a-kid distance between the wearer and their friends. I mean, it's fine if kids in chairs decide they want an elaborate-but-cumbersome costume, like anyone else, but I'd like to see more examples of chair costumes that are still cool but let the kid move and interact to the extent of their abilities. It would be better if sitting in the middle of a refrigerator box being pushed by your parents was portrayed as one option among many, rather than the default way for kids on wheels to do Halloween. (No shade whatsoever on the individual families in the photos; I'm sure everyone is making right choices for their specific child's needs and wants, as well as the events being attended--maybe some of these costumes actually are for parades! But I'd like the compilers of listicles like this one to look for more varied types of chair costumes.)
Load More Replies... the annoying theatre kid 4 years ago
all the wheelchair ones are so cool! especially the ones the parents made for their kids. SO SWEET!!!
Russell Ellwardt 4 years ago
All these are super. I admire the creativity. And special - only a person with what we like to call a handicap would be able to do this. I hope you all win any costume contest you enter!
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