BCOP | BCOP

Nursing Home in Moseley, Birmingham | BCOP

BCOP | BCOP - Part 2

Latest News | BCOP

Full steam ahead for birthday celebrations | BCOP

Tenants get active at Edgcumbe Court | BCOP

News | BCOP - Part 3

Bridging the gap between young and old | BCOP

Privacy Notice | BCOP

History of BCOP | 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
BCOP \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/author/ellie-ahmed/	1
Nursing Home in Moseley, Birmingham \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/nursinghomes/anita-stone-court/	1
BCOP \| BCOP - Part 2www.bcop.org.uk/author/ellie-ahmed/page/2/	1
Latest News \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/category/latest-news/	1
Full steam ahead for birthday celebrations \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/full-steam-ahead-for-birthday-celebrations/	1
Tenants get active at Edgcumbe Court \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/tenants-get-active-at-edgcumbe-court/	1
News \| BCOP - Part 3www.bcop.org.uk/about-us/news/page/3/	1
Bridging the gap between young and old \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/bridging-the-gap-between-young-and-old/	1
Privacy Notice \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/privacy-notice/	1
History of BCOP \| BCOPwww.bcop.org.uk/about-us/	1

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Broadening Choices for Older People

Where this issue has occurred