Recycling A to Z | Newcastle City Council

Welcome to our great city | Newcastle City Council

Access denied | Newcastle City Council

Page not found | Newcastle City Council

Pay | Newcastle City Council

Report | Newcastle City Council

Apply online | Newcastle City Council

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

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

	Title / URL	Issues
	Recycling A to Z \| Newcastle City Councilnewcastle.gov.uk/services/environment-and-waste/rubbish-and-recycling/recycling/recycling-z	3
	Welcome to our great city \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/	2
	Access denied \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/our-city/statistics-and-intelligence	2
	Page not found \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
	Pay \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/pay	2
	Report \| Newcastle City Councilnewcastle.gov.uk/report	2
	Apply online \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/apply	2
	Report \| Newcastle City Councilwww.newcastle.gov.uk/report	2
	Apply online \| Newcastle City Councilnewcastle.gov.uk/apply	2
	Access denied \| Newcastle City Councilnewcastle.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/88	2

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

Where this issue has occurred