Academic Departments A to Z - The University of Nottingham

Academic Departments by Faculty - The University of Nottingham

Welcome - The University of Nottingham

Faculty of Science - The University of Nottingham

Key dates - The University of Nottingham

School of Biosciences - The University of Nottingham

Department of Music - The University of Nottingham

Beacons of Excellence

Faculty research - The University of Nottingham

Interdisciplinary research

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 Nottingham

Title / URL	Issues
Academic Departments A to Z - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/departments/a-z.aspx	100
Academic Departments by Faculty - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/departments/byfaculty.aspx	97
Welcome - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/researcher-academy/	48
Faculty of Science - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/science/home.aspx	36
Key dates - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/about/keydates/	36
School of Biosciences - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/index.aspx	28
Department of Music - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/departments/music/	27
Beacons of Excellencewww.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/	26
Faculty research - The University of Nottinghamwww.nottingham.ac.uk/research/atoz/facultyresearch.aspx	26
Interdisciplinary researchwww.nottingham.ac.uk/research/research-areas/index.aspx	26

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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