Student news - Student home, University of York

Study and work abroad - Student home, University of York

Student home - Student home, University of York

If things go wrong - Student home, University of York

Finance - Student home, University of York

Studying at York - Student home, University of York

News - News and events, University of York

A to Z listing - About the University, University of York

Academic, research and teaching - About the University, University of York

Technology - Staff home, University of York

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

February 2025

January 2025

University of York

Title / URL	Issues
Student news - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/news/	76
Study and work abroad - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/	70
Student home - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/	70
If things go wrong - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/help/	70
Finance - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/finance/	70
Studying at York - Student home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/students/studying/	70
News - News and events, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/	70
A to Z listing - About the University, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/departments/a-to-z/	59
Academic, research and teaching - About the University, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/departments/academic/	35
Technology - Staff home, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/staff/teaching/technology/	31

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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Where this issue has occurred