Halloween Costumes for People in Wheelchairs

Halloween can be a tough time for people in wheelchairs, especially kids. Navigating events such as parties and trick-or-treating is complicated by being confined to a wheelchair.

Putting together a Halloween costume for a person in a wheelchair, however, is complicated not only by logistics, buy by the fact that many wheelchair bound people wish to dress up as a character for Halloween, not as a character in a wheel chair.

Finding such Halloween costumes for people in wheelchair can be a difficult task, considering that handicapped - friendly Halloween costumes are not something generally available on the mass market. Therefore, to help you, or your wheelchair bound loved one, we have put together this list of the Top 6 Halloween Costumes for people in wheelchairs.

1. Professor X

• Our first pick as a Halloween costume for a person in a wheel chair is Professor Charles Xavier from the X-Men. Professor X is the telepathic leader of the "good" mutants and is generally considered to be the literary foil to his arch nemesis and brother, Magneto.

To assemble: To assemble this Halloween costume for wheelchair bound persons, dress in a simple suit and tie. Try to wear a latex bald cap (unless you're already bald) in order to emulate Professor X's signature bare head.

2. Stephen Hawking

• The next on our list of best Halloween costumes for people in wheelchairs is the famous physicist, Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking is famous for his work in Quantum Mechanics, particularly as it relates to black holes. Hawking was struck with Lou Gehrig's disease at the age of 21.

To assemble: Luckily, assembling this costume for a person in a wheel chair is relatively simple. Stephen Hawking is usually seen in public wearing a simple grey suit. Attach a small computer like device to your chair to simulate the voice synthesizer he uses. Hawking has short brown hair.

3. Joe Swanson from Family Guy

• This costume idea for people in wheel chairs isn't ideally suited for children but is great for adults. Joe Swanson, from the sitcom Family Guy is a wheelchair-bound policeman who still manages to be one of the toughest characters in the series

To assemble: This costume, like most of the costumes on this list, will be relatively simple to construct. For this costume for people in wheelchairs, simple wear a standard police uniform, available at any costume store. If you wish for a very accurate portrayal, you may add a name tag and style your hair so that it is short and brown.

4. Timmy from South Park

• This Halloween costume for people in wheelchairs is another one that is probably not the most appropriate for children. Timmy is the slightly neurotic wheelchair bound boy from South Park.

To assemble: This Halloween costume for people in wheelchairs requires black pants and a bright blue coat. Preferably, you should style your hair so that it is yellow blond and wild looking as it is one of features which make Timmy instantly recognizable.

5. Dr. Strangelove

• The title character and mad scientist of the cult classic Dr. Strangelove would make an ideal Halloween costume for a person in a wheelchair, who also happens to be a movie buff.

To assemble: Assembling this Halloween costume for people in wheelchairs is very easy: just done a three-piece suit, darkly tinted sunglasses, and a single black leather glove and Voila! Dr. Strangelove.

6. Dr. Everett Scott of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

• Charles played the Frankenfurter's rival and Brad and Janet's high school science teacher of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and would make an excellent costume for a person in a wheelchair.

To assemble: For this costume, I would suggest donning a dress shirt, jacket on tie on top, but garters and silk stocking on bottom. This will make you much more recognizable as Charles Gray. If you are prone to getting cold you may cover your legs with a blanket part of the time. This is one of the funniest costumes for people in wheelchairs.