ATCC Recognition & Rankings

Policies & Procedures

Orientation/FAQs

Programs

News

Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

Events

ATCC Student Achievement Data

Campus Visits

Leadership

When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be completely obscured by anything in front of it.

## Why this matters

When using a keyboard, it is important that the user can see where they are on the page.
If the focus indicator is obscured, the user may not know where they are, and may not
be able to interact with the page.

## Examples

Most common examples include:

* Banners at the top or bottom of the page, such as cookie banners
* Fixed navigation bars
* Fixed footers
* Popup modals, such as cookie consent modals

## How to fix

With elements that cover part of the screen, such as cookie banners, ensure
that the user can scroll to see any content behind the banner, without having to close
the banner.

With popup modals, it should usually be impossible to focus anything behind the modal.
Most common modal frameworks will automatically trap focus within the modal, so that
this is impossible. Example: [Bootstrap Modal](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/components/modal/#live-demo).

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [WCAG 2.4.12](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-not-obscured.html)

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August 2025

July 2025

Alexandria Technical & Community College

Title / URL	Issues
ATCC Recognition & Rankingswww.alextech.edu/about-atcc/recognition	100
Policies & Procedureswww.alextech.edu/policies-procedures	100
Orientation/FAQswww.alextech.edu/atcc-events/welcome	100
Programswww.alextech.edu/programs	90
Newswww.alextech.edu/atcc-events/news	69
Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)www.alextech.edu/college-services/pseo	68
Eventswww.alextech.edu/atcc-events/events	65
ATCC Student Achievement Datawww.alextech.edu/about-atcc/student-achievement	60
Campus Visitswww.alextech.edu/about-atcc/campus-visits	59
Leadershipwww.alextech.edu/about-atcc/leadership	56

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Alexandria Technical & Community College

Where this issue has occurred