eComm | University of Colorado

Procurement Service Center | University of Colorado

University Information Services (UIS) | University of Colorado

OUC Home | University of Colorado

Office of Information Security | University of Colorado

CU News & Information | University of Colorado

Outreach and Engagement | University of Colorado

CU Careers Home | University of Colorado

System Staff Council | University of Colorado

University Risk Management | University of Colorado

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

June 2025

May 2025

University of Colorado

Title / URL	Issues
eComm \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/ecomm	49
Procurement Service Center \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/psc	40
University Information Services (UIS) \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/uis	39
OUC Home \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/controller	39
Office of Information Security \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/security	34
CU News & Information \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/news-room	32
Outreach and Engagement \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/outreach	32
CU Careers Home \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/cu-careers	32
System Staff Council \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/ssc	32
University Risk Management \| University of Coloradowww.cu.edu/risk	32

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Colorado

Where this issue has occurred