Tuition and Fees | Des Moines Area Community College

DMACC Safety and Security | 515-964-6500

DMACC Business Resources - Your First choice in training

DMACC Student Clubs and Organizations - Get Involved in Campus

DMACC Academic Pathways - Find the right path for you

About DMACC - Des Moines Area Community College

DMACC Newton location | Des Moines Area Community College

DMACC Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families

Search for a DMACC Academic Program or Pathway

DMACC | Des Moines Area Community College

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

December 2024

November 2024

Des Moines Area Community College

Title / URL	Issues
Tuition and Fees \| Des Moines Area Community Collegedmacc.edu/tuition/index.html	23
DMACC Safety and Security \| 515-964-6500dmacc.edu/safety/index.html	5
DMACC Business Resources - Your First choice in trainingdmacc.edu/dbr/index.html	5
DMACC Student Clubs and Organizations - Get Involved in Campusdmacc.edu/clubs/index.html	5
DMACC Academic Pathways - Find the right path for youdmacc.edu/pathways/index.html	5
About DMACC - Des Moines Area Community Collegedmacc.edu/about/index.html	5
DMACC Newton location \| Des Moines Area Community Collegedmacc.edu/newton/index.html	5
DMACC Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Familiesdmacc.edu/ekdc/index.html	5
Search for a DMACC Academic Program or Pathwaydmacc.edu/programs/index.html	5
DMACC \| Des Moines Area Community Collegedmacc.edu/index.html	5

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Des Moines Area Community College

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