Ride the Rocket – Toronto Enabled: A Humorous Autobiographical Guide for Disabled Visitors
So, why write a book about Toronto when you are English and live in London?
The answer is simple. I count myself lucky. There have been times in my life when I have come close to being a wheelchair user.
Now, after three long spells in hospital undergoing extensive surgery I am, for most of the time, able to get around.
My passion is travel. During my many visits to Toronto, visiting newly discovered family, I have spent some considerable time exploring the city.
My experiences alerted me to the problems faced by disabled people in general, and wheelchair users in particular.
This book is not intended as an extensive travel guide, but I have been to most of the major, and many of the minor attractions.
In my humorous autobiographical travelogue I have not set out to criticize any person or place, but where a building is not accessible, or is difficult to gain access to, I have reflected this in the star rating shown in the Infospot at the end of each chapter. The ratings indicate access and disabled facilities. One star indicates extremely limited facilities and access, and five stars indicate excellent facilities and access.
Information is based on my own observations and research, and is accurate as far as possible. Please check relevant websites for up-to-date pricing and admission details.
Ride the Rocket – Toronto Enabled also explores the developing relationship between me and my new family. It looks at some of the hilarious episodes that arose because, as you probably know, spoken English in Canada is just like a foreign language to us Brits!
Frances Spiegel was born at a very early age in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Until recently she worked in the field of disabled sports. She is also an experienced journalist with more than 1,000 articles to her credit.