Professor Peter Borriello CB | Science Council

Professor Emily Burton | Science Council

Professor Jonathan Wastling | Science Council

Professor John O’Brien | Science Council

7th Open Meeting - 24 June 2020 | Science Council

Professor Richard Smith | Science Council

Professor Steven Cummins | Science Council

10th Open Meeting - 9 December 2021 | Science Council

Professor Peter Gregory | Science Council

Claire Nicholson | Science 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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	Title / URL	Issues
	Professor Peter Borriello CB \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/ProfessorPeterBorriello	1
	Professor Emily Burton \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/Professor%20Emily%20Burton.	1
	Professor Jonathan Wastling \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/JonathanWastling	1
	Professor John O’Brien \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/JohnOBrien	1
	7th Open Meeting - 24 June 2020 \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/7thmeeting	1
	Professor Richard Smith \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/Professor%20Richard%20Smith	1
	Professor Steven Cummins \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/Professor%20Steven%20Cummins	1
	10th Open Meeting - 9 December 2021 \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/tenthopenmeeting	1
	Professor Peter Gregory \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/PeterGregory	1
	Claire Nicholson \| Science Councilscience-council.food.gov.uk/ClaireNicholson	1

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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