Academic Catalog | NEIU

All Academic Departments | NEIU

University Life | NEIU

Academic Calendar | NEIU

Academics | NEIU

Carruthers Center | NEIU

Graduate Studies | NEIU

Financial Aid and Scholarships | NEIU

El Centro | NEIU

College of Arts and Sciences | NEIU

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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December 2024

November 2024

Northeastern Illinois University

Title / URL	Issues
Academic Catalog \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/academic-catalog	65
All Academic Departments \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/our-colleges-and-departments/all-academic-departments	21
University Life \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/university-life	13
Academic Calendar \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/registrar-services/academic-calendar	12
Academics \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics	9
Carruthers Center \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/carruthers-center	6
Graduate Studies \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/graduate-studies	6
Financial Aid and Scholarships \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/financial-aid	6
El Centro \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/el-centro	5
College of Arts and Sciences \| NEIUwww.neiu.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences	4

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Northeastern Illinois University

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