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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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Available properties \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/available-properties/	1
About us \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/about-the-care-housing-association/	1
policies 2 \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/policies-2/	1
Circulate Feb 2025 \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/2025/02/26/circulate-feb-2025/	1
Our partners \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/our-partners/	1
Privacy Policy Statement November 2022 \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/2021/05/20/privacy-policy-nov-19/	1
CCTV Policy April 2024 \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/2021/05/20/cctv-policy/	1
Subscribe mailing list \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/subscribe-mailing-list/	1
Circulate March 2025 \| Care Housing Associationcareha.org.uk/2025/03/27/circulate-march-2025/	1

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