College of Arts & Letters | Old Dominion University

Batten College of Engineering and Technology | Old Dominion University

Darden College of Education & Professional Studies | Old Dominion University

Ellmer College of Health Sciences | Old Dominion University

Strome College of Business | Old Dominion University

Study Abroad | Old Dominion University

University Libraries | Old Dominion University

College of Sciences | Old Dominion University

Ellmer School of Nursing | Old Dominion University

Employment | Old Dominion 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

August 2025

July 2025

Old Dominion University

	Title / URL	Issues
	College of Arts & Letters \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/arts-letters	18
	Batten College of Engineering and Technology \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/engineering	17
	Darden College of Education & Professional Studies \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/education	16
	Ellmer College of Health Sciences \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/health-sciences	16
	Strome College of Business \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/business	16
	Study Abroad \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/studyabroad	15
	University Libraries \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/library	14
	College of Sciences \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/sci	14
	Ellmer School of Nursing \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/nursing	13
	Employment \| Old Dominion Universitywww.odu.edu/employment	12

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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