Faculty/Staff

Admissions | Apply To UW-Whitewater

College of Business and Economics (CoBE) | UW-Whitewater

College of Letters and Sciences | UW-Whitewater

Advising

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Center for Students with Disabilities

College of Arts and Communication | UW-Whitewater

WINS - Student Administration System

Education Majors | College of Education and Professional Studies

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

August 2025

July 2025

University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Title / URL	Issues
Faculty/Staffuww.edu/faculty-and-staff	61
Admissions \| Apply To UW-Whitewateruww.edu/admissions	42
College of Business and Economics (CoBE) \| UW-Whitewaterwww.uww.edu/cobe	41
College of Letters and Sciences \| UW-Whitewaterwww.uww.edu/cls	35
Advisinguww.edu/advising	34
Information Technology Services (ITS)uww.edu/its	33
Center for Students with Disabilitiesuww.edu/csd	32
College of Arts and Communication \| UW-Whitewaterwww.uww.edu/coac	32
WINS - Student Administration Systemwww.uww.edu/wins	31
Education Majors \| College of Education and Professional Studieswww.uww.edu/coeps	31

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Where this issue has occurred