Faculty Development and Innovation Center | EIU

Student Services Hub | Eastern Illinois University

Medical Clinic | Eastern Illinois University

Academic Affairs | Eastern Illinois University

Online Giving | Eastern Illinois University

Admissions | Eastern Illinois University

Online Degrees at EIU | Eastern Illinois University

PAWS Login (Panther Access to Web Services) | Eastern Illinois University

Panthertech | Eastern Illinois University

EIU Housing | Eastern Illinois University

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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June 2025

May 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Faculty Development and Innovation Center \| EIUwww.eiu.edu/fdic/	32
	Student Services Hub \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/students/	29
	Medical Clinic \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/health/	16
	Academic Affairs \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/acaffair/	16
	Online Giving \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/giving.php	15
	Admissions \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/admissions/	14
	Online Degrees at EIU \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/online/	14
	PAWS Login (Panther Access to Web Services) \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/pawslogin/	14
	Panthertech \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/panthertech/	14
	EIU Housing \| Eastern Illinois Universitywww.eiu.edu/housing/	14

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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