Edinburgh Global | The University of Edinburgh

Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh

FASIC Sport & Exercise Medicine Clinic | The University of Edinburgh

International applicants | The University of Edinburgh

Festivals, Cultural and City Events | The University of Edinburgh

Student news | The University of Edinburgh

Study and Work Away Service | The University of Edinburgh

News | The University of Edinburgh

Research and innovation | The University of Edinburgh

No such page | The University of Edinburgh

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 2024

May 2024

University of Edinburgh

Title / URL	Issues
Edinburgh Global \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/global	42
Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/about/gaelic	42
FASIC Sport & Exercise Medicine Clinic \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/fasic	26
International applicants \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/studying/international	26
Festivals, Cultural and City Events \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/events/festivals	24
Student news \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/news/students	22
Study and Work Away Service \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/global/study-work-away	22
News \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/news	22
Research and innovation \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/research-innovation	21
No such page \| The University of Edinburghwww.ed.ac.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	20

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