Accessible Halloween Costumes 2026

 

This year in stores was a total desert of accessible costumes. I couldn't even find wheel covers or the wagon covers that you could modify to go on related equipment. There are trends where costumes follow political agendas and right now like many different groups, those with disabilities are losing both their rights and visibility. This is reflected in the products you can find in stores. In the past places like Target even had cute Halloween decorations that helped bring the disability life to the decorations, even if it was a little bit of a stereotype. 

The above vampire sitting in a wheelchair is an example from a past year of a Target find. I remember being so happy when I saw it, but visuals like this have disappeared. So when trying to find accessible costumes this year I was not surprised that they were missing in stores. What little representation had been gained had been erased.

Most of the costumes I found online were just the same ones from previous years and you can check out my past articles for info on those.

Target

https://www.target.com/c/adaptive-halloween-costumes/-/N-66yhm

Most of their accessible costumes this year were either cape/poncho based or more focused on accessories and not really the base. This is a roll back from previous year's offerings. They did have a few costumes that were for full wheelchair cover or that included wheelchair covers.

Then new this year was this:

https://www.target.com/p/adult-barn-costume-headpiece-160-hyde-and-eek-boutique-8482-one-size/-/A-94877630#lnk=sametab

Because we all know that a costume that only involves the head is great to hide the rest of your body...sorry about the sarcasm, but really? This costume is just a barn that fits over your head. Yes they do have the model wearing farmer like clothes under it, I guess you could just wear all black as well... I guess head wear only could count as a costume....but yah, I just have issues with this being one of their "adaptive" focused costumes. Only the head matters and the rest of the body can be forgotten... The only way I see this one maybe working is if you could find an animal nose and be the animal sticking out of the barn.

Rolling Buddies

https://www.rollingbuddies.com/collections/halloween-costumes

This site specializes in adaptive only clothing and costumes. Their prices are on the higher end, but they have a good diversity of products in one place. Also not the best looking, but at least they are trying.

Halloween Express

https://www.halloweenexpress.com/costumes/adaptive-a1-560518+3435-1.fltr

Some good deals can be found here. Somewhat limited options. Nothing really stood out to me as new or exciting this year.

HalloweenCostumes.com

https://www.halloweencostumes.com/adaptive-costumes.html?q=Adaptive%20Costume

When I checked their site a lot were either sold out or discontinued. Super low options when compared to previous years.

To all those looking for an accessible/adaptive costume, good luck this year. If nothing else this reduction in costumes just means that you can let your creativity show this year by making your own. I would recommend Pinterest if you need costume ideas.

Top Picture From: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/landscape-huacachina-desert-ica-peru-1656955129?trackingId=b3534cac-5a42-4eec-8e8d-5b8ac9546785&listId=searchResults

Accessible Costumes 2025

 This year I have noticed many differences in how the geek and accessibility world have been impacted by our current political climate. One of the forms that this is taking during the Halloween shopping season is that in stores I have found no accessible costumes or things that could be easily adapted to fit accessibility needs. Even last year Target had a few things, but with their pull back on DEI/JEDI it looks like they even pulled back on support the needs of the communities that they are supposed to be serving. It feels like we have traveled back in time where people have to make their own stuff again because retailers don't acknowledge their existence.  

It looks like this year if you do need to buy things the internet is the only option you have. This kind of shopping is not always the best you can't try on things to back sure that they work for you. Also shopping online can be really bad when trying to get anything of quality. You could end up paying big bucks for thin fabric and weak seams. Most of the costumes I also saw online this year were the same offerings from past years.

One of the few new costumes that I could find for this season. Wicked is currently popular, but finding the costume to work for this set up may be difficult. For wheelchairs you need dress bottoms that won't get stuck in the wheels or drag on the ground. Picture from: https://www.target.com/p/kids-adaptive-wicked-elphaba-wheelchair-cover-costume-accessory/-/A-1005524209#lnk=sametab

List of websites to check out:

https://www.halloweencostumes.com/adaptive-costumes.html
https://www.target.com/c/adaptive-halloween-costumes/-/N-66yhm
https://www.walkinrollin.org/
https://www.halloweenexpress.com/costumes/adaptive-a1-560518+3435-1.fltr

https://www.rollingbuddies.com/collections/halloween-costumes

https://www.amazon.com/adaptive-halloween-costume-kids/s?k=adaptive+halloween+costume+kids

Additional Reading/Resources:

"MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: Helpful Tips for Accessible Halloween Costumes" https://mdaquest.org/mda-ambassador-guest-blog-helpful-tips-for-accessible-halloween-costumes/

https://www.pinterest.com/opfsn/wheelchair-halloween-costumes/

Accessible/Adaptive Halloween Costumes 2024

Spooky season 2024 is in full swing and trying to find the perfect costume can be hard. It's even harder if you need an adaptive one for special needs/disability/mobility issues. I've been doing an adaptive costume post for a few years now, and this year I feel like there was a little bit of a stall. I say this because I didn't see hardly any new styles. It looked like mostly the hold overs from previous years.

Disney

https://www.disneystore.com/halloween-shop/costumes/adaptive-costumes/

It looked like Disney cut their offerings in half this year if not more. I hate to say it, but this does fall in line with how Disney also changed their ADA access rules at their parks to be more restrictive. Gone are the days where Disney supported children and their families let alone adults with disabilities that enjoy dressing up as their characters.

Target

This was the first year I noticed places (Target) using visuals of adaptive costumes on social media (this was a screen shot from TikTok). This specific post was a slide show of different costumes, but this picture was of the first slide. Target has been the best at visually showing and giving voices to disability. Last year I noticed in store signage that showed adaptive marketing. I have also found products at Target that shows holiday goods with characters using adaptive medical equipment. For example there is the vampire in a wheel chair that you can see in some of my videos from this Halloween season and last Christmas I found a Santa in a wheelchair. Target has been the leader in showing these types of images and just making it a part of what they do.

At the same time this year access to these costumes were more limited (just for internet shopping). Last year I was able to find some wheelchair covers and wagon covers (that could be adapted to wheelchairs), but this year even the big Targets didn't have these products on shelves. Their online supply also seemed smaller with no new styles that stood out to me. Everything seemed to be last year's holdovers.

Rolling Buddies

This was a new site I found this year (https://www.rollingbuddies.com/). This company sells different accessible products, but has a section for Halloween costumes. Some of the costumes looked really questionable in their quality, but the at least had a spread of options. They focused on wheelchair accessible costumes.

Example 1:

Lots of different emotions on this one. First, why would you make this costume? It does fall into cultural appropriation and the only possible thing I can think of why you would have this is if you were doing a costume of the Monkey King or Mulan. At the same time it dose show people from different cultural backgrounds within the picture while supporting accessibility. This is just an example of how complicated things can get when looking at things from a DEI lens. This is also one of the ones where I was questioning the quality of the product. Picture from: https://www.rollingbuddies.com/collections/halloween-costumes/products/asian-palace-wheelchair-costume-childs 

Everything on this site looks just cutouts for wheelchairs that have been printed on some type of poster board like thing. Nothing is licensed goods and the prices seem high when compared to licensed products or other products from other stores. I wouldn't recommend this place directly for the above reasons, but they do have some variety if you just want something different. 

halloweenexpress.com

https://www.halloweenexpress.com/costumes/adaptive-a1-560518+3435-1.fltr

This is one of the few sites where there seemed to be any new styles this year.

Picture From: https://www.halloweenexpress.com/costumes/adaptive-a1-560518+3435-1.fltr

Their selection also felt smaller when compared to past years.

Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/browse/adaptive-and-diy-halloween-costumes/c2hlbGZfaWQ6MjMwMzMzOQieie

They had many of the same costumes as the places listed above.

This was one of the more interesting costumes they had this year that I didn't see on the other sites. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Disguise-Boys-Minecraft-Pig-Wheelchair-Cover-Adaptive-Costume-One-Size-Fits-Most/3882141793?classType=VARIANT&selectedSellerId=737

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/DisguiseCostumes/AdaptiveCostumes_Themes/page/5421B702-BA97-484B-8708-4C39F3B82895

Even with a big company like Amazon that has the most random and diverse products, they had a super small selection of adaptive costumes. They actually had even less then some of the other stores when I expected them to have more.

Party City

https://www.partycity.ca/en/cat/halloween-costumes-decor/halloween-costumes-accessories/adaptive-costumes-DC1000367.html

For a place considered a party headquarters their selection this year was also super small, only having 8 options.

Spirit Halloween

Spirit was the most disappointing. On their website when I searched for adaptive costumes only 1 costume popped up.

Additional Places to Look:

https://www.etsy.com/market/adaptive_halloween_costumes

Overall, this year was mostly disappointing in what adaptive costumes that were out there. Since I started to do these posts each year there had been slow increases in what could be found and some stores were actually starting to get competitive with each other on who could offer the most. This year there was a decrease in what could be found and many of the stores just had the same products. Shopping around may not bring you variety like it has in the past, but you may find the same costume for cheaper. I'm hoping that this is just a slump and that next year store will start offering more again. We'll just have to wait and see.

Accessible Halloween Costumes 2023

 

So this year I was a little disappointed that there weren't that many new styles of adaptive Halloween costumes to be found. Most were the same styles has had been offered in previous years. For those new to the topic of accessible/adaptive Halloween costumes, these are costumes that are made to be able to accommodate things like medical equipment or mobility devices so that more people can still get the full Halloween experience. 

Disney (https://www.shopdisney.com/halloween-shop/costumes/adaptive-costumes/)

The Little Mermaid Wheelchair Wrap

For this one only the wheelchair parts will cost $49.99 while the body costume is sold separately.

Target (https://www.target.com/c/adaptive-halloween-costumes/-/N-66yhm)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Wheelchair Cover

The wheelchair parts will cost you $35 and then the adaptive body costume is another $35, so a total of $70 before taxes and shipping.

Adult Witch

So at first I was super excited to see an adult adaptive costume then I saw the sizes.... they only went up to a large. Good to know that the adult body type for people with disabilities stops at a large. Pissed me off. This is an example of where a little more diversity is being accepted, but some other human features like body size/weight is still being left out. Plus size people are many times left without options when it comes to Halloween costumes and as adaptive costumes continue to expand I hope that manufactures start to think about more overlapping identities. $25 for this one.

Adult Skeleton

Ouch once again. So for this one men can come in a size up to extra large only, and there are no small men. Target is really not doing well on their sizing. I also did research for this article in August and September, so even before they could blame limited sizes on selling out. So Target really needs to do better. Also their costumes for adults also seem to be very gender focused. This costume is also $25.

Adaptive Trick or Treat Pumpkin Halloween Backpack

This is kind of cool, but at the same time a lot of bags can be placed on wheelchairs using one handle on each hand hold. I guess this one would be better because less of a chance for the bag to rub up against the wheels. $10.

HalloweenCostumes.com (https://www.halloweencostumes.com/adaptive-costumes.html)

Pikachu 

A little pricey when compared to other adaptive body costumes out there at $59.99. I was able to find this on Amazon for only $35.

You can also check out our articles from past years on accessible/adaptive costumes at:

https://geekedcolorado.blogspot.com/2021/10/accessible-costumes-2021.html

https://geekedcolorado.blogspot.com/2022/10/accessible-halloween-costumes-2022.html

Top Picture From: https://nmeda.org/the-magic-wheelchair/

The Little Mermaid Wheelchair Wrap Picture: https://www.shopdisney.com/the-little-mermaid-adaptive-wheelchair-wrap-428425183601.html

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Wheelchair Cover Picture: https://www.target.com/p/kids-39-adaptive-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-halloween-costume-wheelchair-cover/-/A-87351576#lnk=sametab

Adult Witch Picture: https://www.target.com/p/adult-adaptive-witch-halloween-costume-with-hat-hyde-eek-boutique/-/A-89453025?preselect=79283833#lnk=sametab

Adult Skeleton Picture: https://www.target.com/p/adult-adaptive-skeleton-halloween-costume-jumpsuit-with-mask-hyde-eek-boutique/-/A-87738951?preselect=87351523#lnk=sametab

Adaptive Trick or Treat Pumpkin Halloween Backpack Picture: https://www.target.com/p/kids-39-adaptive-trick-or-treat-pumpkin-halloween-backpack-hyde-38-eek-boutique-8482/-/A-87351490#lnk=sametab

Pikachu Picture: https://www.halloweencostumes.com/pokemon-kids-pikachu-adaptive-costume.html

Other Resources for an Adaptive/Accessible Halloween

"Wheelchair Halloween Costumes and More"- https://www.braunability.com/us/en/blog/accessible-living/halloween-costume-for-wheelchair-users.html

Magic Wheelchair- https://www.magicwheelchair.org/

Note: This article will get updated throughout the 2023 Halloween season as I find more options and info.

9/30/23-

While I was out shopping today I actually found one of the wheelchair sets in store. Normally you have to order these online, so it was really great to see it in a store since the stores are easier access.

Also while I was there I saw the below display, which is great because it is not only a more diverse image, but it also let's people know that there are accessible costumes online.

I just wish they would also put the website on the bottom since QR codes don't work on all phones. It's still progress though.

Accessible Halloween Costumes 2022

 

This year many of the same costumes as last year can be found online. If you would like to read more about those ones you can look at our article from last year (https://geekedcolorado.blogspot.com/2021/10/accessible-costumes-2021.html). I will only focus on new finds this year. I was a little disappointed that I didn't even find the wheel covers in stores this year. For those who do not know, accessible costumes are adaptive costumes for people that have disabilities or medical conditions where costumes for the general population do not work well for them.

The next few pictures are a good example of how adaptive costumes have been adjusted to be able to have holes for wires or tubes.

This is what the costume looks like. https://www.halloweencostumes.com/minecraft-child-adaptive-steve-costume.html

This one gives you the best view why special holes are so important. They allow for quick access to ports. https://amzn.to/3VJ0zPK

Options Out There

Target also has a limited amount, but they seem to have more franchise costumes instead of generic (https://www.target.com/c/adaptive-halloween-costumes-holiday-shop/-/N-66yhm).

https://www.target.com/p/kids-39-adaptive-rainbow-halloween-costume-wheelchair-cover-hyde-38-eek-boutique-8482/-/A-84589920#lnk=sametab

This is actually one of my favorites that I was able to find. https://www.target.com/p/kids-39-adaptive-pok-233-mon-halloween-costume-wheelchair-cover/-/A-84235513#lnk=sametab

HalloweenCostumes.com has one of the largest selections (https://www.halloweencostumes.com/adaptive-costumes.html).

https://www.halloweencostumes.com/jurassic-world-adaptive-wheelchair-cover.html

Meijer grocery chain is also offering some adaptive costumes as well (https://www.meijer.com/shopping/search.html?text=adaptive%20halloween%20costume).

The only thing I don't like about this is that they even break the costumes into 2 "boy" and 2 "girl" costumes.

Party City does carry some on their website, but styles are very limited and are mostly the same from last year: https://www.partycity.com/group-costumes-adaptability .

Disney also had a few new ones up on their website.

https://www.shopdisney.com/jasmine-adaptive-costume-for-kids-aladdin-2841040739076M.html?isProductSearch=0&plpPosition=1&guestFacing=Halloween%2520Shop-Costumes-Adaptive%2520Costumes

https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Adaptive-Wheelchair-Official-Rolling/dp/B09BRFXVBN/ref=sr_1_27?gclid=CjwKCAjwwL6aBhBlEiwADycBIFmmtFy3tPfhErjj7_tEglnjYCBmfutBKGkpCDEHuwXGW_74QqhxwhoCed0QAvD_BwE&hvadid=558659303402&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028714&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7106662643364695401&hvtargid=kwd-819887771226&hydadcr=7661_9903418&keywords=adaptive+halloween+costumes&qid=1666216490&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjk5IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&returnFromLogin=1&sr=8-27

Walmart also has a few, but most are repeats from last year (https://www.walmart.com/browse/adaptive-and-diy-halloween-costumes/c2hlbGZfaWQ6MjMwMzMzOQieie).

For you Amazon shoppers here are a whole bunch of the ones I found there.

This was actually the only adult sized adaptive costume I could find. https://amzn.to/3MIDpVM

https://amzn.to/3EVnkdu

https://amzn.to/3gpgump

https://amzn.to/3MJ4IiC

https://amzn.to/3VHJPbx

https://amzn.to/3TwfhbD

https://amzn.to/3TSrmrp

https://amzn.to/3ShtXtF

https://amzn.to/3MRU0Xi

https://amzn.to/3VFDduo

https://amzn.to/3yTKCwr

https://amzn.to/3VKLEob

https://amzn.to/3yPJrOn

https://amzn.to/3DcSFHc

https://amzn.to/3VJ0zPK

https://amzn.to/3yUbaNU

https://amzn.to/3VGu0lD

https://amzn.to/3EVSUI7

An overall problem with these costumes is that they are made in kid sizes. Adults also take part in Halloween activities, but right now manufactures are not really making much for the adult population. Also if you noticed, many of the costumes are made for standard wheelchairs and does not account for electronic ones that have a different set up. Seeing these makes me happy that we are moving in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go.

Top Picture From: https://www.halloweencostumes.com/blog/p-1494-adaptive-costumes.aspx

Accessible Costumes 2021

 

This is the first year that I have seen a formal release of accessible costumes. A lot of places are referring to them as "Adaptive Halloween Costumes," so you may need this wording when doing your own searches In most cases these costumes are not cheap, but most costumes now are day are ridiculously priced any way for their quality or lack thereof. The great thing though is that you can find them not only online, but also in the stores. The prices I have seen run anywhere from $9.99 for basic chair accessories to $100 for the fuller covers.

Disney 

(https://www.shopdisney.com/halloween-shop/costumes/adaptive-costumes/):

The nice thing is that some of the Disney ones are on sale right now. It looks like these are more in kid sizes. There is also a warning on these that the person in the wheelchair loses the ability to push themselves and they must have someone push them. Below is an example of the info they provide for the Cinderella's Coach:

Target

(https://www.target.com/c/adaptive-halloween-costumes/-/N-66yhm?Nao=0):

Some of what stores are calling "adaptive" costumes are just costumes with less fabric that won't get caught in the wheels or additional holes/flaps for tube access, so keep this in mind when buying costumes. On Target's site I had to search for both "adaptive costumes" and "wheelchair costumes."

 

Then some of the wheelchair covers are being sold as multipurpose for either bike or wheelchair. I was able to find some of these in person at one of the smaller Targets in the Denver Metro area.

https://www.target.com/p/light-up-pumpkin-wheel-cover-halloween-costume-accessory-set-hyde-38-eek-boutique-8482/-/A-81565112

Party City

(https://www.partycity.com/search?q=wheelchair+costumes&lang=en_US):

They are carrying a lot of the same ones that were above, but had a few others.

Halloweencostumes.com

(https://www.halloweencostumes.com/adaptive-costumes.html?q=wheelchair%20costumes&PCID=20&utm_source=Skimlinks&utm_medium=affiliate&network=CJ&affiliate_id=5370367&link_id=10870827&cjevent=0100a96823fc11ec82b1bbac0a1c0e12):

This site as well had many of the same options as the top 2 and then added a few more.

Spirit Halloween

(https://www.spirithalloween.com/catalog/search.cmd?q=wheelchair+costumes&form_state=searchForm&keyword=wheelchair+costumes&affiliate_id=21181&utm_campaign=AFF%3APJ&utm_source=pepperjam&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_inex=e&utm_content=2-236930&click_id=3713799977&clickId=3713799977):

They actually had the smallest selection with only 3 on their site....

Picture 1 from: https://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2021/08/16/disney-expands-adaptive-costumes-and-wheelchair-cover-sets-unveils-full-2021-halloween-lineup/