CBeebies - Featured - BBC iPlayer

CBBC - Featured - BBC iPlayer

BBC One Guide - Thu Dec 19 2024 - BBC iPlayer

Wales - Featured - BBC iPlayer

News - Featured - BBC iPlayer

Sport - Featured - BBC iPlayer

Can I remove audio description? | iPlayer help

Films - Featured - BBC iPlayer

Comedy - Featured - BBC iPlayer

Lifestyle - Featured - BBC iPlayer

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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Title / URL	Issues
CBeebies - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/cbeebies/featured	63
CBBC - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/cbbc/featured	61
BBC One Guide - Thu Dec 19 2024 - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide	58
Wales - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/wales/featured	57
News - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/news/featured	52
Sport - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/featured	50
Can I remove audio description? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/accessibility/remove-audio-des	48
Films - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/films/featured	46
Comedy - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/comedy/featured	46
Lifestyle - Featured - BBC iPlayerwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/lifestyle/featured	45

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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