Paralympian Lora Fachie to read first braille story on CBeebies
The episode coincides with World Sight Day
Paralympic cyclist Lora Fachie has said she is "over the moon" to read the first braille episode of CBeebies Bedtime Stories, alongside guide dog Tai this World Sight Day.
Fachie, a gold medalist from the 2020 Paralympic Games, is set to read The Secret Code - a tale about a young boy whose classmates are fascinated by the way he reads because he uses braille.
It is the first instalment of the long-running series to be read in braille, as well as the first time the illustrations have been audio described.
Fachie said: "I am over the moon to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story for the first time in braille.
"I have always enjoyed reading and hope this will encourage everyone to want to read whether they use their eyes, their ears, their fingers or a secret code.
"Reading feeds the imagination and I will be reading to my little one from the minute they are born."
She has also recorded a second episode for the children's TV channel.
The Secret Code was written by Dana Meachen Rau and illustrated by Bari Weissman, and the braille transcription was provided by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
The episode will air at 6.50pm this evening.