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University encouraged sign language clapping 'to avoid triggering anxiety' with students told to do jazz hands instead - Mirror Online
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British Student Union Aims to Ban Clapping and Cheering Because It Excludes Deaf People | National Review
![Good Morning Britain on Twitter: "Should clapping be banned? @EllenCScott says theatres should swap clapping for 'jazz hands' to be more 'inclusive' to those with anxiety or sensitivity to loud sounds. What Good Morning Britain on Twitter: "Should clapping be banned? @EllenCScott says theatres should swap clapping for 'jazz hands' to be more 'inclusive' to those with anxiety or sensitivity to loud sounds. What](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIwa04xX0AA-_aJ.jpg:large)
Good Morning Britain on Twitter: "Should clapping be banned? @EllenCScott says theatres should swap clapping for 'jazz hands' to be more 'inclusive' to those with anxiety or sensitivity to loud sounds. What
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GMB viewers slam guest for claiming clapping should be banned and swapped for 'jazz hands' - Surrey Live
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GMB guest calls for clapping to be 'banned and replaced with jazz hands' to be more 'inclusive' - Manchester Evening News
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'Completely ludicrous': Oxford bans clapping for being an 'anxiety trigger' and suggests 'jazz hands' instead | Washington Examiner
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