Rugby League's Rob Burrow to read CBeebies Bedtime Story
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To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Annabel RackhamBBC NewsFormer Rugby League player Rob Burrow set to read the CBeebies bedtime story on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Rob, who played for the Leeds Rhinos, lives with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and will use an eye-controlled computer to read the story.
The computer recreates the words in its own native Yorkshire accent.
Rob says he is "excited and honored" as he used to enjoy reading to his own children.
He was joined in the studio CBeebies by his wife Lindsey and two of their children, Maya, 7, and Jac kson, 3.
The couple have helped run their father since the gallery shouting "Action!" when the cameras started rolling.
He told the BBC: "Reading and literacy is so important. It doesn't matter what disability you have, reading is accessible at
"Everyone can enjoy reading and develop a love of books and bedtime stories, just like me and my family."
The book chosen for his bedtime story is Tom Percival's Tilda Tries Again.
Ed Sheeran will read CBeebies' story on stutteringIt follows the story of a young girl who one day sees her world turned upside down and must find a new way to solve her problems.
This video cannot be played
To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Annabel RackhamBBC NewsFormer Rugby League player Rob Burrow set to read the CBeebies bedtime story on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Rob, who played for the Leeds Rhinos, lives with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and will use an eye-controlled computer to read the story.
The computer recreates the words in its own native Yorkshire accent.
Rob says he is "excited and honored" as he used to enjoy reading to his own children.
He was joined in the studio CBeebies by his wife Lindsey and two of their children, Maya, 7, and Jac kson, 3.
The couple have helped run their father since the gallery shouting "Action!" when the cameras started rolling.
He told the BBC: "Reading and literacy is so important. It doesn't matter what disability you have, reading is accessible at
"Everyone can enjoy reading and develop a love of books and bedtime stories, just like me and my family."
The book chosen for his bedtime story is Tom Percival's Tilda Tries Again.
Ed Sheeran will read CBeebies' story on stutteringIt follows the story of a young girl who one day sees her world turned upside down and must find a new way to solve her problems.
This video cannot be played
To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Annabel RackhamBBC NewsFormer Rugby League player Rob Burrow set to read the CBeebies bedtime story on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Rob, who played for the Leeds Rhinos, lives with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and will use an eye-controlled computer to read the story.
The computer recreates the words in its own native Yorkshire accent.
Rob says he is "excited and honored" as he used to enjoy reading to his own children.
He was joined in the studio CBeebies by his wife Lindsey and two of their children, Maya, 7, and Jac kson, 3.
The couple have helped run their father since the gallery shouting "Action!" when the cameras started rolling.
He told the BBC: "Reading and literacy is so important. It doesn't matter what disability you have, reading is accessible at
"Everyone can enjoy reading and develop a love of books and bedtime stories, just like me and my family."
The book chosen for his bedtime story is Tom Percival's Tilda Tries Again.
Ed Sheeran will read CBeebies' story on stutteringIt follows the story of a young girl who one day sees her world turned upside down and must find a new way to solve her problems.
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