For Sarah Wardle, getting dressed up, her hair done and hitting the town is not something she can take for granted.
The youngest of seven siblings, Ms Wardle, 24, had been going out to a nightclub once a month with her older sisters, but they have since left home.
Many people with disabilities struggle to go out at night without assistance, or face access barriers if they have a physical limitation or wheelchair.
But in what is thought to be a first for WA, a special event hosted by the Newport Hotel in Fremantle aims to give people like Ms Wardle the chance to come together, shake their groove things and let their hair down without any extra stress.
Kelly Buckle, founder of a not-for-profit group which provides song, dance and drama classes to people with disabilities, organised the event and said she knew it would be popular.
"One of the biggest conversations is there's nowhere to go to have that feeling outside in the evening, getting dressed up and going to a nightclub," she said.
"That experience we all take for granted."
Ms Buckle has been teaching people with disabilities for more than 15 years.
Last year Dance Ability Performing Arts Kelete (DAPAK) opened a dedicated space in Cockburn, in Perth's south, with more than 250 people with disabilities — and their families and carers — accessing her studio each week.
"I knew it would be popular and I knew it was something that the Perth community needed and wanted but I had no idea just how much," she said.
"I just know it's going to fill so many hearts."
Ms Wardle had an old primary school friend — and professional hairdresser — come to do her hair for the night.
She picked out her favourite dress, and said she chose to wear boots so her feet didn't get cold or tired from all the dancing.
"I'm really excited about going out again," she said.
"I really like my hair, and what I'm wearing is a red dress and boots."
Ms Wardle works three days a week at Fiona Stanley Hospital as a cleaner. She catches a bus, train and then another bus to get there and enjoys the work.
But more than anything, she loves to dance.
"I dance a lot," she said. "I just love hip hop."
The night was a sell-out and plans are already under way for the next event.
The Newport Hotel donated the venue, staff, security and even the DJ.
"Music is the best therapy in the world I think, for anybody and for anything," Ms Buckle said.
"It would just be amazing to continue to keep seeing these wonderful people have the experience that they so deserve."
