Research | Saint Mary's University

Research | Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research | Saint Mary's University

Academics | Saint Mary's University

Alumni | Saint Mary's University

Student Life | Saint Mary's University

Human Research Ethics Board | Saint Mary's University

Faculty of Arts | Saint Mary's University

Page Not Found | Saint Mary's University

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research | Saint Mary's University

Giving | Saint Mary's 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

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April 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Research \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/research/?clicktype=topnav	31
Research \| Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/fgsr/research.html?clicktype=topnav	31
Academics \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/academics/?clicktype=topnav	31
Alumni \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/alumni/?clicktype=topnav	31
Student Life \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/student-life/?clicktype=topnav	31
Human Research Ethics Board \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/hreb/index.html?clicktype=topnav	31
Faculty of Arts \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/arts/?clicktype=topnav	31
Page Not Found \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/invented-url-for-404-page	31
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/fgsr/?clicktype=topnav	31
Giving \| Saint Mary's Universitywww.smu.ca/giving/?clicktype=topnav	31

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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