Sign language clapping is being encouraged over regular clapping at a leading universty's students' union "to avoid triggering anxiety". The University of Manchester Students' Union passed the ...

Sara Khan, Manchester University’s liberation and access officer, says traditional applause is not sufficiently 'accessible' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise ...

Students at the University of Manchester have voted to swap loud clapping for “jazz hands” at certain school events in an effort to accommodate people with anxiety or sensory issues. The university’s ...

A student union has ditched clapping, whooping and cheering in favour of "jazz hands". Reps at the University of Manchester voted to replace noisy appreciation with the British Sign Language (BSL) ...

Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise ...