American Heart Association News | American Heart Association | American Heart Association

Contact Us | American Heart Association

Professional Resources | American Heart Association

Myocarditis | American Heart Association

Fitness | American Heart Association

The American Heart Association turns 100 | American Heart Association

American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives

Healthy for Good | American Heart Association

Our Impact | American Heart Association

American Heart Association | Diabetes | American Heart Association

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

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Title / URL	Issues
American Heart Association News \| American Heart Association \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/news	37
Contact Us \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/about-us/contact-us	32
Professional Resources \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/professional	31
Myocarditis \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/myocarditis	28
Fitness \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness	28
The American Heart Association turns 100 \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/bold-hearts-the-centennial	27
American Heart Association \| To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier liveswww.heart.org/	27
Healthy for Good \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/healthy-living	27
Our Impact \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/impact-map	27
American Heart Association \| Diabetes \| American Heart Associationwww.heart.org/en/health-topics/diabetes	27

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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