Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of Oxford passed a motion banning clapping to prevent anxiety among students. (Photo: Getty) Students are urging ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clapping will be replaced by the sign language version at the University of Manchester. (Photo: Getty Images) The University of ...

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 ...

Applause can be tough to handle. That’s the thinking behind a move by students at Oxford University in England. The Student Union passed a motion to adopt the use of British Sign Language clapping — ...