Working with your hands takes on a new meaning in course on disability and inclusion
918 views · Published 22 October 2018 · 2:59 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: Rice University · 2018 · Education
Bubbles the Elephant had one arm and excelled at playing basketball. Down the hall, a one-armed raccoon was doing the slam dunking. Which character was missing a tiny felt arm in which room was beside the point. What mattered was that they were puppets appearing in the classrooms of the First Christian School on Sunset Boulevard, and they were teaching children a valuable lesson about disabilities and inclusion. “Left Out: The Intersection of Disability and Society” is a First-Year Writing Intensive Seminar (FWIS) taught by graduate student Christy Nittrouer. FWIS courses are required for all Rice freshmen and, despite the name, they focus on much more than just writing. All forms of communication are covered in a FWIS, including persuasive speeches and oral presentations – as well as, in Nittrouer’s course at least, script writing and puppetry. For more: https://news.rice.edu/2018/10/22/rice-freshmen-take-their-puppet-show-on-the-road/
