Creators Assemble with Colleen Cosplay
February is here and Valentine s Day comes with it so, this we will be talking about the importance of relationships within the disability community . Colleen has had a challenging relationship with her body over the last few years as hyper mobility syndrome has effected her in multiple ways on this episode Colleen shares how cosplay and creating wheel chair adaptable costumes gave her a sense of joy during her struggle on not only dealing with the pain but having to wait years for her condition to get worse so doctors to believe her. We also discuss the challenges of accessibility at comic or anime conventions, how hope fully in the future there will be more representatives of the disability community in mass media. To check out Colleen's creative work or to find out what conventions she will be appearing at click the links below.
https://www.instagram.com/colleen_cosplay
https://www.youtube.com/@ColleenCosplay
This episode is sponsored by Community Living Trent Highlands and Job Quest https://www.clth.ca
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Until next time Keep Calm and Roll on.
Colleen
Cosplay YouTuber
Colleen cosplay is a disabled cosplay Youtuber from the Pacific Northwest. On her channel, Colleen is creating cosplay tutorials, showcasing conventions, and sharing her experiences as a disabled cosplayer. She has won awards for craftmanship and adaptive dance and is published in articles covering various cosplay and disability topics. Colleen's work covers the unique intersection between cosplay and disability. She showcases ways to adapt costumes for disability through adaptive designs and mobility aid decorations.
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