diff --git a/public/styles/style.css b/public/styles/style.css
index d5e80f6c057e91534db0e12c91fc0ebba54c3215..fdc5a40384dd40d4be3103b1cf84558e7a885cb0 100644
--- a/public/styles/style.css
+++ b/public/styles/style.css
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ footer {
   font-weight: bold;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0.4em 0.6em;
+  min-height: 44px;
+  /*target size*/
 }
 #accessibility-options button:hover, #accessibility-options button:focus {
   background-color: #5b00d2;
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ footer {
   min-width: 13em;
   list-style: none;
   line-height: 0;
-  height: 22pt;
+  min-height: 44px;
   display: block;
 }
 #font-selection legend {
diff --git a/public/styles/style.scss b/public/styles/style.scss
index 4a3bc6b079553ac0790477cb7818edcc3010227a..4310d8f12caa3d355de5fb448b1bad10c4e0b991 100644
--- a/public/styles/style.scss
+++ b/public/styles/style.scss
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ footer {
     font-weight: bold;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0.4em 0.6em;
+    min-height: 44px; /*target size*/
   }
   button:hover, button:focus {
     background-color: $menu_hover_light;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ footer {
     min-width: 13em;
     list-style: none;
     line-height: 0;
-    height: 22pt;
+    min-height: 44px;
     display: block;
   }
   legend {