Shop - BBC Children in Need

Schools - BBC Children in Need

Apply For A Grant - BBC Children in Need

Cookies - BBC Children in Need

We're there for you- BBC Children in Need

Fundraising - BBC Children in Need

PARTNERSHIPS WITH PURPOSE - BBC Children in Need

Ways to donate and pay in your money - BBC Children in Need

Modern Slavery Statement - BBC Children in Need

Help us make life lighter for children - BBC Children in Need

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
	Shop - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/shop/	100
	Schools - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/schools/	59
	Apply For A Grant - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/	56
	Cookies - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/legal/cookies/	53
	We're there for you- BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/	50
	Fundraising - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/	48
	PARTNERSHIPS WITH PURPOSE - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/	44
	Ways to donate and pay in your money - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/donate/	43
	Modern Slavery Statement - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/legal/modern-slavery/	42
	Help us make life lighter for children - BBC Children in Needwww.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/make-life-lighter/	42

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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