The Health Products Regulatory Authority

Medical Devices

Veterinary

Cosmetics

Medicines

Blood, Tissues, Organs

News & Events

HPRA Organisational Structure

Recruitment

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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March 2025

February 2025

Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)

	Title / URL	Issues
	The Health Products Regulatory Authoritywww.hpra.ie/homepage	100
	The Health Products Regulatory Authoritywww.hpra.ie/	100
	Medical Deviceswww.hpra.ie/homepage/medical-devices	84
	Veterinarywww.hpra.ie/homepage/veterinary	81
	Cosmeticswww.hpra.ie/homepage/cosmetics	80
	Medicineswww.hpra.ie/homepage/medicines	78
	Blood, Tissues, Organswww.hpra.ie/homepage/blood-tissues-organs	77
	News & Eventswww.hpra.ie/homepage/medicines/news-events	61
	HPRA Organisational Structurewww.hpra.ie/homepage/about-us/our-structure	53
	Recruitmentwww.hpra.ie/homepage/about-us/recruitment	53

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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