Undergraduate Advising | Arcadia University

Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring | Arcadia University

Current Student Resources | Arcadia University

Landman Library | Arcadia University

Get Involved: Arcadia Student Organizations | Arcadia University

Arcadia University History | Arcadia University

Academics | Arcadia University

University News | Arcadia University

Arcadia Living and Commuting | Arcadia University

Summer Sessions | Arcadia University

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)

ensure-focus-is-not-obscured-minimum

March 2025

February 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Undergraduate Advising \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/academics/advising/	100
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/academics/teaching-learning/	85
Current Student Resources \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/current-students/	81
Landman Library \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/academics/landman-library-1/	77
Get Involved: Arcadia Student Organizations \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/life-arcadia/get-involved/	73
Arcadia University History \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/about-arcadia/our-history/	63
Academics \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/academics/	62
University News \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/about-arcadia/news/	56
Arcadia Living and Commuting \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/life-arcadia/living-commuting/	55
Summer Sessions \| Arcadia Universitywww.arcadia.edu/academics/summer-sessions/	51

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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