Alex says one of the big problems is venues not advertising whether they are accessible or not.
"The amount of people I've seen out in wheelchairs in nightclubs, I could count them - it's under 10."
A quick browse through a range of websites for Cardiff and Swansea nightclubs makes for sobering reading for anyone hoping to find out whether venues offer help to those with reduced mobility.Only one club of a random sample had any explanation of its accessibility, which can be essential for disabled customers.
He said: "When I first came to Cardiff, my friends would go 'do you want to go this club' and I'd say I'll have to find out if it's accessible first because there's no indication of that at all."He enjoys going out, with his favourites being "anything you can sing along to, a bit of cheesy 2000s pop"."It's mostly due to how they treat me there. They're very good with people like me and other wheelchair users.
"Sometimes they'll come to me or other people and ask, but I think there is a fundamental issue there because it also makes it seem like they don't want people in wheelchairs there, or they don't expect it, which shouldn't be the case in the year we're in now."The night time economy is worth £112bn to the UK according to the NTIA
"The amount of people I've seen out in wheelchairs in nightclubs, I could count them - it's under 10. And I think part of that is just because they don't know that they can go to these things.
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