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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emily Dugan

Rob Burrow to be first non-verbal person to read CBeebies bedtime story

‘I use my eyes to gaze or look at the words and it speaks for me. It’s like magic,’ Burrow told children.
‘I use my eyes to gaze or look at the words and it speaks for me. It’s like magic,’ Burrow told children. Photograph: BBC/PA

The former rugby league player Rob Burrow will become the first non-verbal person to read a bedtime story on the BBC this weekend.

Burrow, who used to play for Leeds Rhinos, will use an eye-controlled computer to read a story on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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