Contact Us | Academic and Career Advisement Center

Wildcat WellBeing | NMU Wellbeing

Financial Aid for Students | Financial Aid

Home | Dean of Students

NMU Rec Sports | NMU Rec Sports

Student Housing & Residence Life | NMU Housing and Residence Life

Home | NMU Veterans

Home | Graduate Studies and Research

Page not found | Northern Michigan University

Youth Programs | Northern Michigan 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)

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June 2025

May 2025

Northern Michigan University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Contact Us \| Academic and Career Advisement Centernmu.edu/acac/	2
	Wildcat WellBeing \| NMU Wellbeingnmu.edu/wellbeing/	2
	Financial Aid for Students \| Financial Aidnmu.edu/financialaid/	2
	Home \| Dean of Studentsnmu.edu/dso/	2
	NMU Rec Sports \| NMU Rec Sportsnmu.edu/recsports/	2
	Student Housing & Residence Life \| NMU Housing and Residence Lifenmu.edu/housing/	2
	Home \| NMU Veteransnmu.edu/veterans/	2
	Home \| Graduate Studies and Researchnmu.edu/graduatestudies/	1
	Page not found \| Northern Michigan Universitynmu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	Youth Programs \| Northern Michigan Universitynmu.edu/youth-programs	1

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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