Jazz hands is the British Sign Language expression of clapping, and the university union hopes that by doing away with clapping, whooping and cheering, events will be more accessible to people ...

Instead of clapping, students attending panels, debates and talks will need to express their appreciation with the sign language equivalent — a silent wave of the hand. Some people are not on bo ...

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 ...

The preferred ovation — silent jazz hands — is the British Sign Language translation for clapping. In their statement, the reps also wrote that they hope to “encourage” jazz hands in lieu ...

The union voted on 27 September 2018 to "swap audible clapping out for British Sign Language (BSL) clapping," in which participants wave their hands, during "democratic events" related to student ...

“The policy was proposed in order to encourage the use of British Sign Language clapping during our democratic events, to make those events more accessible and inclusive for all, including ...

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 ...