#disabled cosplayer

[disabilitystims]

Disablility and Cosplay

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[cynical-n-sarcastic]

remembering that time i was wheelchair enjoltaire with someone

@rainbow_cosplayerr on ig :)

and me cynicalandsarcastic

[alchemiclee]

happy disability pride month to my fellow disabled cosplayers and creators out there! 🩵

remember, there's nothing wrong with cosplaying with mobility aids! being visibly disabled shouldn't stop you from cosplaying your favorite characters!

this is my current favorite disabled/chronically ill character who is dear to me.

I started this photoshoot over a year ago. doing self-shot photos is a bit difficult and painful when you're disabled/chronically ill. but I was determined to finish this! I don't have friends to do shoots with and can't afford to hire someone to model or photograph for me. i'm a photographer, so I decided to try my best to be the model as well. when I say it was a pain, that's an understatement. it took me so long to finish this because I needed time to recover after every shoot. my camera is old and remotes dont work with it, so I have to run back and forth and pose within 10 seconds.

I have a hypermobilty disorder (hEDS) which causes dislocations/chronic pain/mobility issues, undiagnosed autoimmune (doctors not sure which yet), and and highly suspected POTS - dizziness/lightheadedness/elevated heart rate/nausea/shortness of breath/etc when i'm on my feet for too long or moving around too much. these combined, especially with also being autistic, cause a large amount of mental and physical exhaustion and stress. mobility aids help me navigate the world with my health problems easier and i'm trying to learn to not be ashamed of using them.

doing something as tedious and strenuous as a cosplay photoshoot all on your own when you're disabled/chronically ill is very difficult. but I want to share my passion with others, as well as try to do more shoots with mobility aids so I can perhaps help other disabled people feel more comfortable and confident to try or do more cosplay too!

I have some other photos as well that I still need to edit between work and appointments. please look forward to those when they come!

[yukiwhitetm]

B-b-b-b B-b-b-b Batman! Batman And Co with the Batmobile meet up at a Comic Convention. (Barbara Gordon as Oracle is me!)

[possumcosplays]

🦘Professionals have standards 🦘

Want to see more of this cosplay? check out my Instagram or tiktok. Links in bio :)

[this-is-deformimisia]

got called a cosplayer for not having an eye. well, excuse me that an accident made me look like my blorbos i guess.

is it my fault that i like when a character has the same disability as me? am i romanticizing my disability when i wear eyepatches with cool designs?

i hope this person that called me that dies in a fucking gutter.

This is disfiguremisia.

People treat disfigured characters in media extremely strangely already, but the moment a disfigured cosplayer comes into play, it's like the world implodes. People seem fully incapable of conceptualizing that disfigured people are real, not just fictional concepts.

[honneycomb]

i wish it was normalised to walk around like this :(

[covidsafecosplay]

Welcome to Covid-Safe Cosplay!

This blog was founded for cosplayers who want to show off their passion and hard work, but can't attend conventions or other cosplay events due to COVID-19 and other accessibility concerns. As fun as cons and fandom are, it's just not worth the risk for plenty of disabled and immunocompromised people, and it feels crappy to be left behind while the rest of the cosplay and fandom world moves on.

Here you will find posts about cosplay, COVID-19 news and advocacy, health and safety, incorporating mobility and other aids into costumes, crafting advice, tutorials, book reviews, and more! If it relates to COVID-19 safety or accessibility in fandom and cosplay, I want to talk about it!

This is also a place to spotlight cosplayers and their hard work! If you have a sweet cosplay to show off but you can't make it to a con, show it off via the submission box or using the tag #CovidSafeCosplay! To those of you masking up for events, or making cool character-themed PPE, we want to see you, too! Let's show the cosplay community that masking for crowded indoor events is still important! Let no disabled cosplayer be left behind!

We also have a Discord server, which you can join at this link!

(Blog admin: @renthony, they/them)