Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3 (UPI) -- A pair of wheelchair-bound Swedish women said they were insulted when a hot line operator told them nightclubs are an "inappropriate" place for wheelchairs. Katarina Morgner and Nina Aberg said they were planning a night out in Stockholm and sent a text message to 118 100, a hot line promising "an answer to anything," inquiring about the most wheelchair-accessible nightclubs, Swedish news agency TT reported Tuesday. Advertisement The women said they were shocked to receive the reply: "We don't think a nightclub is an appropriate environment for wheelchairs." "At first we laughed, it was so ridiculous we thought it was a joke, but then we felt insulted. Neither one of us have been in a wheelchair for that long and after the depression that follows it is not especially nice to be told that you can't go out and enjoy yourself," Morgner said. She said the text explained nightclubs usually have dimmed lights, making wheelchairs a potential hazard for other revelers. "We reacted strongly to the fact that they thought we'd be a menace to society," Aberg said. The women said they are filing an official complaint with the Equality Ombudsman. Advertisement
