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NHS England » Claire Murdoch

NHS England » Blogs

NHS England » Dame Ruth May

NHS England » Professor Dame Sue Hill

NHS England » Assuring transformation data

NHS England » Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews

NHS England » Care Quality Commission

NHS England » The Health Innovation Network

NHS England » Will Huxter

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 2024

May 2024

NHS England & NHS Improvement

Title / URL	Issues
NHS England » Accessible Information Standardwww.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/patient-equalities-programme/equality-frameworks-and-information-standards/accessibleinfo/	21
NHS England » Claire Murdochwww.england.nhs.uk/author/claire-murdoch/	18
NHS England » Blogswww.england.nhs.uk/blogs/	17
NHS England » Dame Ruth Maywww.england.nhs.uk/author/ruth-may/	16
NHS England » Professor Dame Sue Hillwww.england.nhs.uk/author/professor-sue-hill/	15
NHS England » Assuring transformation datawww.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/care/atd/	15
NHS England » Care (Education) and Treatment Reviewswww.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/care/ctr/	15
NHS England » Care Quality Commissionwww.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/part-rel/cqc/	15
NHS England » The Health Innovation Networkwww.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/part-rel/healthinnovationnetwork/	15
NHS England » Will Huxterwww.england.nhs.uk/author/will-huxter/	15

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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Where this issue has occurred