Provide large ‘clickable’ and ‘on-mouse’ area
Small controls and controls that are placed very close to each other are difficult for many people to use. The area for clicking must be large enough for people to activate them.
Discussion by Disabilities
This feature aids people with physical disabilities who have reduced dexterity. Having a large clickable and 'on-mouse' area helps them click anywhere within the area which is at their reach.
Existing Products
- How to increase the clickable area of a anchor tag button?(link is external)- Stack Overflow
- Expand clickable areas for a better touch experience | Front / Back(link is external)
- Bookmarklet that highlights link/click area(link is external)
- Adjusting Mouse Click sensitivity(link is external)
- Turn Inline Links to padded blocks for larger click area(link is external)
Related Research and Papers
- Validating WCAG versions 1.0 and 2.0 through usability testing with disabled users(link is external)- Dag Svanæs, Dagfinn Rømen
- Web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities(link is external)- Jeon Small, Pamela Schallau, Karen Brown, Richard Appleyard
- Web Accessibility and the Needs of Users with Disabilities(link is external)- Aspasia Dellaporta