Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning | Northern Illinois University

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NIU | Northern Illinois University

Resources for Faculty and Staff | Northern Illinois University

A-Z Index | Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University | Your Future. Our Focus.

Page Not Found - NIU - Northern Illinois University

Academics | Northern Illinois University

Info for Parents and Families | Northern Illinois University

Campus Meets Community | Northern Illinois University

University Honors Program| Northern Illinois University

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)

ensure-minimum-target-size

June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/engaged-learning/	7
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NIU \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/diversity-inclusion/	5
Resources for Faculty and Staff \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/faculty-staff.shtml	5
A-Z Index \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/web.shtml	5
Northern Illinois University \| Your Future. Our Focus.www.niu.edu/index.shtml	5
Page Not Found - NIU - Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	5
Academics \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/academics/index.shtml	5
Info for Parents and Families \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/parents.shtml	5
Campus Meets Community \| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/community/index.shtml	5
University Honors Program\| Northern Illinois Universitywww.niu.edu/honors/	5

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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