CivicLAB - Civic hub - University of Derby

Derby - Find us - University of Derby

Alumni benefits and services - Alumni - University of Derby

Make/Shift - Civic hub - University of Derby

Civic news - Civic hub - University of Derby

Locations - About us - University of Derby

Support and donate - Alumni - University of Derby

Book your postgraduate Open Event - University of Derby

Honorary Awards - About us - University of Derby

Environment and sustainability - About us - University of Derby

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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University of Derby

Title / URL	Issues
CivicLAB - Civic hub - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/civic/civic-lab/	12
Derby - Find us - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/find-us/derby/	7
Alumni benefits and services - Alumni - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/alumni/benefits/	5
Make/Shift - Civic hub - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/civic/make-shift/	4
Civic news - Civic hub - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/civic/civic-news/	4
Locations - About us - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/jobs/about/locations/	3
Support and donate - Alumni - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/alumni/support-donate/	3
Book your postgraduate Open Event - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/open-days/postgraduate/	3
Honorary Awards - About us - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/about/honorary-awards/	3
Environment and sustainability - About us - University of Derbywww.derby.ac.uk/about/environment/	3

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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