Are you a carer? | Sandwell Council

The Sandwell Council website | Sandwell Council

Contact us by phone | Sandwell Council

Street racing | Sandwell Council

Oak House | Sandwell Council

Our museums and sites | Sandwell Council

Modern slavery – Sandwell Council

Write to us | Sandwell Council

The Welfare Rights Team | Benefits advice | Sandwell Council

Museums for schools | Sandwell Council

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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October 2024

September 2024

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Title / URL	Issues
Are you a carer? \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/carers/carer	4
The Sandwell Council website \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/council/website	4
Contact us by phone \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/contact/contact-us-phone	4
Street racing \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/streetracing	3
Oak House \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/museums/oak-house	3
Our museums and sites \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/museums/museums-sites	3
Modern slavery – Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/ModernSlavery	3
Write to us \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/contact/write-us	3
The Welfare Rights Team \| Benefits advice \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/welfarerights	3
Museums for schools \| Sandwell Councilwww.sandwell.gov.uk/museums/museums-schools	3

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Where this issue has occurred