Graduate Funding Opportunities | Bridgewater State University

Graduate Admissions | Bridgewater State University

Continuing Studies Admissions | BSU Continuing Studies Admissions

Undergraduate Admission | Bridgewater State University

Financial Aid Office | Bridgewater State University

Refund Policies | Bridgewater State University

Faculty Life & Development | Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater State University

Honors Program | Bridgewater State University

Academics | Bridgewater State 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

June 2025

May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Graduate Funding Opportunities \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/graduate/gradfunding	11
Graduate Admissions \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/admissions/graduate	11
Continuing Studies Admissions \| BSU Continuing Studies Admissionswww.bridgew.edu/ccs/admissions	11
Undergraduate Admission \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/admissions/undergraduate	11
Financial Aid Office \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/office/financial-aid	10
Refund Policies \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/office/studentaccounts/refund-policies	10
Faculty Life & Development \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/faculty-life-development	10
Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/	10
Honors Program \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/academics/honors-program	10
Academics \| Bridgewater State Universitywww.bridgew.edu/academics	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Bridgewater State University

Where this issue has occurred