Research | Olin College of Engineering

Research at Olin | Olin College of Engineering

Home | Olin College of Engineering

Presidential Search | Olin College of Engineering

President's Office | Olin College of Engineering

Study Away | Olin College of Engineering

Alumni | Olin College of Engineering

Academics | Olin College of Engineering

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Admission + Financial Aid | Olin College of Engineering

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

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Research \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/research	36
	Research at Olin \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/research-olin	36
	Home \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/	28
	Presidential Search \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/about/presidential-search	24
	President's Office \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/about/presidents-office	20
	Study Away \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/student-life/study-away	16
	Alumni \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/impact-research/alumni	16
	Academics \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/academics	14
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.olin.edu/	14
	Admission + Financial Aid \| Olin College of Engineeringwww.olin.edu/admission	12

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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