Student Services

A to Z

Community Links

Faculty & Staff

College of the Desert Home Page

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Institutional Outcomes

EDGE-plEDGE Application

Alumni Engagement Homepage

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)

ensure-minimum-target-size

June 2025

May 2025

College of the Desert

	Title / URL	Issues
	Student Servicescollegeofthedesert.edu/students/default.php	100
	A to Zcollegeofthedesert.edu/a-to-z.php	100
	Community Linkscollegeofthedesert.edu/community/default.php	51
	Faculty & Staffcollegeofthedesert.edu/faculty-staff/default.php	44
	College of the Desert Home Pagecollegeofthedesert.edu/	34
	College of the Desert Home Pagewww.collegeofthedesert.edu/	34
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.collegeofthedesert.edu/	31
	Institutional Outcomescollegeofthedesert.edu/about-us/arcc-report.php	23
	EDGE-plEDGE Applicationcollegeofthedesert.edu/students/edge/sign-up.php	21
	Alumni Engagement Homepagecollegeofthedesert.edu/alumni/default.php	19

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

College of the Desert

Where this issue has occurred