Get involved | Royal Academy of Music

Research Projects | Royal Academy of Music

Departments | Royal Academy of Music

Course Finder | Royal Academy of Music

Apply to the Academy | Royal Academy of Music

Auditions | Royal Academy of Music

200 Pieces | Royal Academy of Music

News | Royal Academy of Music

Multimedia | Royal Academy of Music

Home | Royal Academy of Music

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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August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Get involved \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved	25
	Research Projects \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/research/projects	25
	Departments \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/study/departments	25
	Course Finder \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/study/course-finder	25
	Apply to the Academy \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/study/apply	25
	Auditions \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/study/audition	24
	200 Pieces \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/200-pieces	24
	News \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/news	24
	Multimedia \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/multimedia	24
	Home \| Royal Academy of Musicwww.ram.ac.uk/	23

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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