Leadership | Marine Biological Laboratory

MBL Society | Marine Biological Laboratory

Diversity & Inclusion at the MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory

Nipam Patel, Director | Marine Biological Laboratory

Careers & Internships | Marine Biological Laboratory

Alison Crawford | Marine Biological Laboratory

Anne W. Sylvester | Marine Biological Laboratory

Courtney Buckley | Marine Biological Laboratory

Samantha Cummis | Marine Biological Laboratory

Scott Koerner | Marine Biological Laboratory

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
	Leadership \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership	29
	MBL Society \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/advisory-bodies/mbl-society	8
	Diversity & Inclusion at the MBL \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/diversity-and-inclusion	7
	Nipam Patel, Director \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/nipam-patel-director	5
	Careers & Internships \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/careers-internships	5
	Alison Crawford \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/alison-crawford	4
	Anne W. Sylvester \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/anne-w-sylvester	4
	Courtney Buckley \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/courtney-buckley	4
	Samantha Cummis \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/samantha-cummis	4
	Scott Koerner \| Marine Biological Laboratorywww.mbl.edu/about/leadership/scott-koerner	4

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Marine Biological Laboratory

Where this issue has occurred