Waterways Ireland internal Search functionality

Waterways Ireland - Plans

Discover Ireland's Waterways with Waterways Ireland

Explore Activities on Ireland's Waterways

Walking

About Us

Dry Docks

Waterways Ireland - Contact Us

shopping-cart

Apply for Your Canal Permit Online

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

Waterways Ireland

Title / URL	Issues
Waterways Ireland internal Search functionalitywww.waterwaysireland.org/search	16
Waterways Ireland - Planswww.waterwaysireland.org/about-us/our-plans	14
Discover Ireland's Waterways with Waterways Irelandwww.waterwaysireland.org/	14
Explore Activities on Ireland's Waterwayswww.waterwaysireland.org/things-to-do	14
Walkingwww.waterwaysireland.org/things-to-do/walking	14
About Uswww.waterwaysireland.org/about-us	14
Dry Dockswww.waterwaysireland.org/boat-owners/dry-docks	14
Waterways Ireland - Contact Uswww.waterwaysireland.org/contact-us	14
shopping-cartwww.waterwaysireland.org/shopping-cart	14
Apply for Your Canal Permit Onlinewww.waterwaysireland.org/boat-owners/permits	14

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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