Supported Housing | Birmingham | BCOP

Reviews | BCOP

Flats and bungalows for over 60s available to rent now in Birmingham

Nursing Homes in Birmingham | BCOP

BCOP's Values | BCOP

Namaste care starting at BCOP |

Publications | BCOP

Nursing Care Homes Birmingham | BCOP

Donate to support older people in BirminghamBCOP

News | BCOP

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

February 2025

January 2025

Broadening Choices for Older People

Title / URL	Issues
Supported Housing \| Birmingham \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/housing/supported-housing/	3
Reviews \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/nursinghomes/reviews/	3
Flats and bungalows for over 60s available to rent now in Birminghamwww.bcop.org.uk/housing/housing-vacancies/	3
Nursing Homes in Birmingham \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/nursinghomes/	3
BCOP's Values \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/our-values-2/	3
Namaste care starting at BCOP \|www.bcop.org.uk/news-namaste-care/	3
Publications \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/about-us/publications/	3
Nursing Care Homes Birmingham \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/admissions-process/	3
Donate to support older people in BirminghamBCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/donations/	3
News \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/about-us/news/	3

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Broadening Choices for Older People

Where this issue has occurred