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50 Times People With Disabilities Perfectly Executed Their Costumes And “Won” Halloween (New Pics)
There are some who patiently and excitedly wait all year for that magical and macabre time of year, Halloween, to don costumes and go collect candy from their neighborhood. Some portion of this group are undoubtedly people with disabilities.
We’ve gathered some of the most clever and creative costumes put together by people with disabilities. These folks have ingeniously put together outfits to suit their interests and needs, so get comfortable as you scroll through and be sure to upvote your favorite posts. Comment your thoughts and ideas below.
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#1
I Am More Of A My Body Is Half There Instead Of Half Gone Type Of Girl
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
She's called Hulya Marquadt. She was born with ectrodactyly of the hands (with the hands being split into a claw like appearance with missing fingers), and had feet anomalies. She had multiple surgeries and learned to walk, but at age 18 she got sepsis and had to have her legs amputated. She wears prostheses, but also gets around on a skateboard or chair.
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#2
This Elderly Woman Dressed As Olenna Tyrell. Her Wheelchair Was Turned Into The Iron Throne And She Even Had An Assistant In Costume. As The Queen Of Thorns, She Looked Perfect
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Never got into the series, but I love this!
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#3
My Grandma Found A Clever Way To Incorporate Her Walker Into Her Halloween Costume
Pensive_Panda 2 years ago
Precious! Wish we thought of that when mh grandma was alive. She had a walker too and literally LIVED to be in the kitchen
If you believe that trying to trick or treat while disabled is a niche issue, think again. According to the World Health Organization, there are around 1.3 billion people out there with some form of disability. That's about 16% of the world’s population. You may not notice that many of them simply because mobility issues can and do limit the time disabled people might spend in public.
Regardless, people with disabilities like trick or treating and creating costumes as much as the next person. So there are a few things you can do to make your home more accessible if you are the type of person who hands out candy.
#4
Amputee Halloween Is The Best Halloween! And You Cannot Change My Mind
Maartje 2 years ago
I like them all, but I got a thing for Borg-like costumes :) So that's my favorite
Upstaged75 2 years ago
A friend of mine was born without several fingers on his left hand. His best costume was the time he dressed up as a chef. He used fake blood and held a butchers knife as if he had just chopped off his own fingers. It really freaked people out. :)
J-Stryker666 2 years ago
Isn't this actress Angel Giuffria from No Such Thing As Monsters? BTW that was an epic horror flick which I highly recommend!!!!
LovingKnuckle 2 years ago
It is. She is on this list every year and always has great costumes.
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Sharon Kapon 2 years ago
I’m happy that in all of these pics those people having fun and continue with their lives and all even with their disability, but I can’t help it I’m still sad for what happened to them :(
bas moelard 2 years ago
Those are all so awesome. And I can imagine that amputee Halloween is the best.
#5
Happy Halloween
Kel_how 2 years ago (edited)
I missed the parrot the first time. Thank you for pointing it out!
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Yargh, matey! I'm off to be the cutest trick-or-treater the high seas have ever seen.
#6
My Sister's Boyfriend Was Born With An Underdeveloped Hand. This Was Their Halloween Costume
While this doesn’t just apply to people with disabilities, it can be worth it to consider a few non-candy alternatives for people with various dietary restrictions. On top of that, as is pretty visible with some of the costumes here, trick-or-treaters might not be able to properly see or access your goodies, so also think about ways to make your stash easier to reach and see. It never hurts to be able to explain what exactly you have on offer.
#7
Jeremy’s Back To The Future DeLorean Wheelchair Costume - Halloween 2020
Effseven Six 2 years ago
I truly wish that alter-abled costumes were this big of a thing when I was a kid. It would have been blast for so many more kids.
#8
Volunteers Gathered At The Offices Of RS&H In Deerwood Park To Reveal And Deliver The Adaptive Halloween Costumes Requested By Wheelchair-Bound Children
LB 2 years ago
I think I like this Cinderella carriage the best of them all, it's so elegant and detailed!
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
I like the Wreck-it-Ralph one the best (first pic). Looks like how her cart would look like in real life and the little girl dressed as Princess Vanellope looks like she's having the time of her life.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
I THINK it's supposed to be Vanellope von Schweetz, the little girl/deuteragonist of the movie Wreck-It Ralph.... ? The girl's wheelchair looks like the go-kart that Vanellope drives in the movie.
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Wheelchair athlete 2 years ago
I adore these costumes so much but taking an opportunity to talk about preferred terms for disabled people. Many wheelchair users (all that I know) do not like the term "wheelchair bound". My wheelchair is my legs. It is my life. It is my freedom, my joy, my everything. I love my wheelchair and im no more "bound" to it than a person who walks is to their feet. Unless walking people are "leg bound " it implies the wheelchair is a burden you are tied to. This could not be less true. Wheelchair users generally love their wheelchair. Feel free to share your own experiences, but I generally share this when I see that term to educate about what our community largely prefers. <3
#9
My Halloween Costume This Year. Have To Be Creative With My Walker. Rubber Ducky In The Bath
xWILTED_ROSEx 2 years ago
I'm not someone who throws this around a lot so I really mean it, but she is actually so pretty. Her smile is adorable and her face reminds me of a friend who also had to use a walker but died earlier this year :)
Quarkbeast 2 years ago
What I love even more about this (besides her great sense of humor) is it an original idea that's totally home-made, and that is not a derogatory comment, it's very cleverly done.
LovingKnuckle 2 years ago
Don’t tell me you didn’t sing “rubber ducky, you’re the one..you make bath time lots of fun..rubber ducky I’m awfully fond of yoooooou” in your head.
The CareTaker 2 years ago
lol great ides, my aunt has a walker, we put a broom on it, wear a witch hat when she goes to her her doctor apps~!
While it might seem obvious in retrospect, also consider just how accessible or inaccessible your front door is. Is the driveway steep, are there multiple stairs before the door, questions that are all worth looking at if you want to be more helpful come Halloween. There is nothing wrong with placing your bowl, bag, or other container closer to street level.
#10
Astronaut Emmy
#11
Diver In The Shark Cage Costume
My grandson is in the shark cage. He is a special needs child who can't walk or talk. His father has been making these costumes since he was little. His father makes him a part of everyday life events and Halloween is his best. Materials used are cardboard cut for the theme he wants, glued, painted, and tied to hold onto the wheelchair. The idea came from his mother and brother because they like anything to do with the ocean.
Martin Kaine 2 years ago
Grandson goes into cage, cage goes in the water.....shark in the water. Our shark.
#12
Limited Edition Barbie Costume
However, not everyone in a costume is trick-or-treating. Halloween parties are a pretty common excuse for people to break out their creative skills and make something. While these days, fan-favorite characters and pop culture icons dominate, historically, the Halloween costume was intended to scare.
#13
Blackjack Dealer At The Max Grand
#14
Happy Halloween. This Was Made With Sweat, Tears And One Giant Meltdown
Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
Yes!! The lady in the photo is called Hannah and she has cerebral palsy. She's quite the character! I love watching the videos she makes with her sister.
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#15
I'm An Amputee And I Usually Make Cosplays Around My Bionic Arm, But Trading It Out For The Chainsaw This Time Was Worth It
Sharon Kapon 2 years ago
I’m so happy they can embrace their disability and be creative with it
The modern version of Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating isn’t actually that modern. It was first recorded in 1911, in Kingston, Ontario. At the time, it was still an activity mostly related to children and in general, people at the time saw it as more of a children's holiday. As Victorian norms dissipated, adults began to feel more comfortable celebrating as well.
#16
My 5-Year-Old Going As A “Pile Of Crayons” For Halloween. They’re Made From Pool Noodles, Hockey Tape And Construction Paper And Tied Together So They Can Be Hung On Her Walker
#17
E.T. Phone Home
WhyamIhere? 2 years ago
You should put the doll under a drape but the holes just wide enough to see E.T’s eyes, like in the Halloween scene
#18
Am I Worthy To Wield This Costume? This Halloween I’m Dressing As Jonathan, Ahem, Mjölnir
LB 2 years ago
If you click the name under the picture there's a whole video of his costumes throughout the years! It's really funny.
David 2 years ago
Thanks. that was great. I'd seen some of the photos but many I had not seen.
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Elita One 2 years ago
Didn't even need to see his name to know this is Josh Sundquist, he always has great costumes.
LB 2 years ago
He has one leg. I only figured it out after clicking his name under the picture.
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g90814 2 years ago
This one looks dangerous... for him. I'd imagine his field of view is really limited!
LB 2 years ago
If you click his name you can see it at the end of the video, there's a window at one and and he gets around on his crutches.
Load More Replies...As always, as soon as businessmen saw a market, mass production, and marketing followed. By the 1930s, multiple companies across North America were making standardized costumes for children, mostly focused on the most common monsters, from werewolves to skeletons, vampires, and ghosts.
#19
Halloween, We Are So Ready For You
#20
I’m An Amputee. Here’s My Halloween Costume This Year
#21
Sushi Roll
In the 21st century, superheroes have supplanted monsters, for better or worse and adults tend to enjoy dressing up as their favorite characters from movies and television. Now, even celebrities and politicians are fair game, particularly if they have some recognizable physical feature or mannerism that can be reproduced easily.
#22
Yesteryear, When Things Were "Normal". I Miss Those Times
RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I told myself if i ever lost a leg id get a pegleg for sure. I absolutely love pirates and this just made my day
#23
I Promised These Girls The Most Epic, Coolest, Fastest Car They Could Drive On Halloween
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
Love the way the Vanellope car turned out! 😍 and Toad is a classic. Great job by all !
WhyamIhere? 2 years ago
Sugar-gar rush, sugar-gar-gar rush. S-U-GAR Jump into your racing car, SUGAR-GAR RUSH, SUGAR-GAR rush.
#24
Dad Builds His Son An Oilers' Zamboni Over His Wheelchair For Halloween
Unsurprisingly, the Halloween costume market, alongside the Halloween decoration market is quite large, sitting at about $3.2 billion in 2019. By 2022, this number had almost tripled, to $10.6 billion, showing that, perhaps, the macabre, spookier nature of Halloween was on people’s minds more than ever.
#25
Payton Sure Looks Handsome Sitting In His Adaptive Halloween Costume. Cutest, Most Stylish Maverick
#26
Incorporating A Wheelchair Into A Costume Properly. She Always Pays Her Debts
xWILTED_ROSEx 2 years ago
Haha I'm guessing it's someone's mask, unless that's just their normal home decor
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Libby Tailor 2 years ago
I don't know why the downvote - the quote is from Game of Thrones, refers Tyrion Lannister.
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My Prince Charming Surprised Me With This Cinderella Carriage Wheelchair Costume
Statistically, at least half of US consumers report that they would probably buy a costume and decorations. Predictably, adult costumes were considerably more expensive than children's costumes, as they are generally larger and adults who are really into Halloween are happy to spend more on a premium-tier costume.
#28
Each Year My Wife Builds A Costume For My Son's Wheelchair. This Year He's The Zombie Monster Truck
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
That must've taken a long time, so much hand done details. I love it!
#29
Halloween 2020 Was A Little Less Spooky And A Whole Lot Weirder. Fitting For The Year
#30
Terminator-In
While the costumes in this list are truly incredible, disabled people have been going above and beyond every year to make something cool for Halloween. So if you want to see more creative costumes, look no further, Bored Panda has gathered the best examples from 2021 and 2022.
#31
Grateful For A Sprinkling Of Magic That Turns Wheelchairs Into Spaceships. For Babies In Fuzzy Costumes And Big Kids In Spookier Ones
#32
For Years I’ve Been Talking About Fully Incorporating My Scooter Into A Halloween Costume And This Year I Finally Did It
#33
My New Arms Complete The Costume! Happy Halloween
Lara Elliott 2 years ago
Wait… How…??… What’s the dis-..Hold on- those aren’t REAL arms??? But.. but…THATS AWESOME!!!
#34
It Was So Fun To Dress Up And See All The Little Kids In Their Costumes
Pancake_Pansexual_Panda 2 years ago
I would like to order a hotdog with mustard, chilli, and onions please!
#35
Without The Ruby Red Slippers, I Doubt I’ll Be Headed Back Home To Alberta Anytime Soon. Nonetheless, Happy Halloween Everyone
David 2 years ago (edited)
EDIT: Folks tell me on the reddit page he makes it clear he is joking and in on it. == I hope he is more okay with that costume than he looks. His face reminds me of when some people put their little dog in a costume and take photos and the dog looks like he is sort of pissed and tolerating it. Maybe they just caught him at a serious face moment.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago (edited)
This is Ifican Chriskoch, who is an adaptive athlete. He posted this to his Instagram as this was his Halloween costume for 2020. He used the hashtags #sarcasm and #smartass, and #humour on the original post so I think he wants to let people know that he is totally fine with this and that it is alright to laugh.
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#36
"It's A-Me, Mario, Luigi And Princess Peach." Happy Halloween
#37
My Right Leg Had To Be Amputated About A Month Ago, So This Year’s Halloween Costume Was A Cinch
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
That is one pimped out scooter he has. I don't think I've seen one with 2 wheels in the front like that. Looks like he legit just got his ride detailed. (Probably to wash away the blood from the shark bite) Love it!
#38
Trick-Or-Treat
#39
This Cute Firefighter
#40
Had A Great Time At A Halloween Costume Party. Won 2nd Place For Best Costume
#41
My First Amputee-Themed Costume - Baby Shark Attack
David 2 years ago
Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo (have an ear worm)
Freya (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Mommy shark doo doo doo doo mommy shark doo doo doo doo mommy shark
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#42
Chef Mo Doing Her Best Gordon Ramsay This Halloween
#43
Ghostbusters' Car Wheelchair Costume
Ent Hugger 2 years ago
"needs some suspension work and shocks. brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end... also new rings, mufflers, a little wiring..." looooove this costume!!! <3
Lara Elliott 2 years ago
Wow!! The skills without the use of movie studio craftsman and the like just BLOW MY MIND!! That is totally professional grade work there!!♥️
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
The amount of creativity, time and effort put into this costume, along with the others in this thread, literally has me feeling great happiness inside and I'm grateful for this because it's been too long since I've felt. It's so nice to see that, the majority, are made by someone else for the disabled person to wear, love seeing others be selfless and witnessing how much joy the creator and the model feel is amazing! 😍🩷
#44
Winners Of The Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Fall Festival Contest
#45
We Had A Great Evening At Avon Valley Park For Their Last Halloween Event. We Even Dressed Up The Wheelchair, Harmonie Had Great Fun Zooming Around
#46
Halloween Costume Of 2022! Sam Made It Easy For Mom This Year
#47
Ernie Taking A Bubble Bath With His Rubber Duckie, 2018
My son’s wheelchair was wrapped with some really thin styrofoam and I made gelatin bubbles along with balloons and batting and claw feet out of mug root beer bottles. School contest winner for originality... It was hard to beat the previous costumes!
#48
This Buzz Lightyear Costume Came As A Set With The Wheelchair Spaceship Attachments
#49
Halloween Present And Past - What Should Next Year Be?
#50
Absolutely The Most Awesome Costume
#51
Reed’s Ready To Take On The Streets In His John Deere Skid Steer On Trick Or Treat Night, He Says Throw The Candy In The Bucket
#53
If You’re Gonna Be Punk You May As Well Be Steam Punk
#55
A Look Back At Some Of The Magnificent Costumes Henry Has Worn
#57
I Don’t Know What’s Better… The Costume In General, Or Watching Matt’s Ref Calls And Skating
Ent Hugger 2 years ago
as a hartford whalers fan i am tempted to downvote anything to do with the bruins..... but i'll let this one slide fellow hockey enthusiast! ;)
#59
Happy Halloween From A Me, Mario
#60
Halloween With A Gait Corrective Walker
#61
We Saw So Many Incredible Adaptive Costumes And Super Creative Wheelchair Costumes, Built By The Families In The Community
#63
Advanced Wars' Yellow Comet Army Wheelchair Tank
#64
We Know Costumes Can Be Difficult For Those With CP, But That Doesn't Mean You Can't Get Creative
#65
So Here's Wonder Soldier. Wonder Woman And Winter Soldier Cross. When You Want The Best Of Both Worlds
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
What if?...🤔 could be quite possibly the most bad àss female superhero ever??
#66
Leo And Rocket From The Little Einsteins, 2018
Fabricated rocket with cardboard that fit over my son’s wheelchair. His hair was sculpted from expanding foam. Won most creative in school contest. I was planning to make the Coronavirus-19 as his next costume but it became pandemic so unfortunately, this was my last build. I’m hoping this year I can build another costume.
Awesome At Being Autistic 2 years ago
🎶"We're on our way, the mission of the day, starts when we say rocket! Rocket!"🎶
#67
Happy Halloween! What Do You Dress Like When You’re Standing On One Leg? A Flamingo & A Peeping Tom Birdwatcher
#68
This Wheelchair Costume
that_gay_snake(he/they) 2 years ago
that was the last time your ever saw me !!! DRIVING IN THE GETAWAY CAR
#70
Halloween Is Not Only About Putting On A Costume, But It's About Finding The Imagination And Costume Within Ourselves
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Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
Loved all of these! Very creative and it's good to see a wholesome post :) will mention that someone was downvoting most of the comments, not sure why someone was so against fun?
Joshua David 2 years ago
Honestly, every post moved me. These folks' ability to carry on and do what they do made me cry. Disabilities aren't death sentences. They all made me cry a little. Specially the little ones.
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
I love the creativity and I especially love all the happy smiles!!
Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
absolutely wonderful imagination, salute to all the people involved. you are a great example of heart and courage
Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
Loved all of these! Very creative and it's good to see a wholesome post :) will mention that someone was downvoting most of the comments, not sure why someone was so against fun?
Joshua David 2 years ago
Honestly, every post moved me. These folks' ability to carry on and do what they do made me cry. Disabilities aren't death sentences. They all made me cry a little. Specially the little ones.
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
I love the creativity and I especially love all the happy smiles!!
Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
absolutely wonderful imagination, salute to all the people involved. you are a great example of heart and courage
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