Faculty of Arts & Humanities - Western University - Western University

Faculty of Science - Index - Western University

Financial Services - Western University

Campus Road Closures - Facilities Management - Western University

Facilities Management - Western University

Western Research - Western University

Parking Services - Parking & Visitor Services - Western University

Working at Western - Human Resources - Western University

Human Resources - Western University

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

May 2025

April 2025

University of Western Ontario

Title / URL	Issues
Faculty of Arts & Humanities - Western University - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/arts/	20
Faculty of Science - Index - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/sci/	19
Financial Services - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/finance/	18
Campus Road Closures - Facilities Management - Western Universityuwo.ca/fm/notices/campus-road-closures.html	18
Facilities Management - Western Universityuwo.ca/fm/	18
Western Research - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/research/	18
Parking Services - Parking & Visitor Services - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/parking/	17
Working at Western - Human Resources - Western Universityuwo.ca/hr/working/index.html	13
Working at Western - Human Resources - Western Universitywww.uwo.ca/hr/working/index.html	13
Human Resources - Western Universityuwo.ca/hr/	10

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Western Ontario

Where this issue has occurred