Whilst clapping is one of the main ways applause is expressed across the world and jazz hands are used in British Sign Language, they’re not the only forms of ovation.

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 ...

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 ...

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The students' union at the University of Manchester have encouraged sign language clapping over regular clapping as sign of appreciation. By. Tom Davidson; 11:02, 2 Oct 2018 Updated 11:22, 29 Oct ...

Hold your applause, please. The University of Oxford has voted to nix clapping in favor of “silent jazz hands” at their future commencement ceremonies to show solidarity with the hearing-impaired.

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 ...

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music.

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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 ...