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University Catalogs | Catalog | CSU Pueblo

Strategic Plan | Strategic Plan | CSU Pueblo

Accreditation | Accreditation | CSU Pueblo

Colorado State University-Pueblo | About | CSU Pueblo

The Page You Are Looking For May Have Moved | | CSU-Pueblo

Human Resources | Human Resources | CSU Pueblo

Visit the Colorado State University-Pueblo Campus | Visit CSU Pueblo | CSU Pueblo

Information Technology | Information Technology | CSU Pueblo

Colorado State University-Pueblo | Academic Advising | CSU Pueblo

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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June 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	A-Z \| \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/a-z.html	30
	University Catalogs \| Catalog \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/catalog/index.html	21
	Strategic Plan \| Strategic Plan \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/about/strategic-plan/index.html	7
	Accreditation \| Accreditation \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/accreditation/index.html	5
	Colorado State University-Pueblo \| About \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/about/contact-us.html	5
	The Page You Are Looking For May Have Moved \| \| CSU-Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	4
	Human Resources \| Human Resources \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/human-resources/index.html	4
	Visit the Colorado State University-Pueblo Campus \| Visit CSU Pueblo \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/admissions/visit-csu-pueblo/	3
	Information Technology \| Information Technology \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/information-technology/index.html	3
	Colorado State University-Pueblo \| Academic Advising \| CSU Pueblowww.csupueblo.edu/academic-advising/index.html	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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