Contact Us - Investor Relations Inquiries | Ballard Power

Our Vision | Global Clean Energy Solutions | Ballard Power

Analyst Coverage | Investor Information | Ballard Power

Global Product Support - Fuel Cell Products | Ballard Power

Our History - Power to Change the World | Ballard Power

Bus Transit - Fuel Cell Electric Buses | Ballard Power

News Releases | About Ballard | Ballard Power Press Releases

Customer Care - Ballard Support | Ballard Power

Truck - Fuel Cell Power | Ballard Power

Stock Information | NASDAQ & TSX - BLDP | Ballard Power

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

January 2025

December 2024

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Title / URL	Issues
Contact Us - Investor Relations Inquiries \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/investors/investor-contact	6
Our Vision \| Global Clean Energy Solutions \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/about-ballard/our-vision	6
Analyst Coverage \| Investor Information \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/investors/analyst-coverage	6
Global Product Support - Fuel Cell Products \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/support/global-support	6
Our History - Power to Change the World \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/about-ballard/our-history	6
Bus Transit - Fuel Cell Electric Buses \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/markets/transit-bus	6
News Releases \| About Ballard \| Ballard Power Press Releaseswww.ballard.com/about-ballard/newsroom/news-releases	6
Customer Care - Ballard Support \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/support/customer-care	6
Truck - Fuel Cell Power \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/markets/truck	6
Stock Information \| NASDAQ & TSX - BLDP \| Ballard Powerwww.ballard.com/investors/stock-information	6

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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