Academic Resources | The Graduate College | The University of Vermont

Center for Academic Success | Center for Academic Success | The University of Vermont

Faculty Senate | The University of Vermont

Staff Council | The University of Vermont

Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Residential Life | The University of Vermont

Transportation and Parking Services | The University of Vermont

Career Center | The University of Vermont

Division of Inclusive Excellence | The University of Vermont

Center For Health and Wellbeing | The University of Vermont

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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June 2025

May 2025

University of Vermont

Title / URL	Issues
Academic Resources \| The Graduate College \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/graduate/academic-resources	12
Center for Academic Success \| Center for Academic Success \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/academicsuccess	4
Faculty Senate \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/facultysenate	2
Staff Council \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/staffcouncil	2
Human Resources \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/human-resources	2
Residential Life \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/reslife	2
Transportation and Parking Services \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/transportation	2
Career Center \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/career	2
Division of Inclusive Excellence \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/ie	2
Center For Health and Wellbeing \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/health	2

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Vermont

Where this issue has occurred