Council Tax change in circumstance - Dorset Council

Council Tax reminders - Dorset Council

Discretionary Housing Payment - Dorset Council

What happens if you don't pay your Council Tax - Dorset Council

Discounts and exemptions - Dorset Council

Benefits - Dorset Council

Council Tax change of address - Dorset Council

Council Tax bands and charges - Dorset Council

Council Tax - Dorset Council

Universal credit - Dorset Council

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

June 2024

May 2024

Dorset County Council

Title / URL	Issues
Council Tax change in circumstance - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/-/council-tax-change-in-circumstance	2
Council Tax reminders - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/-/council-tax-reminders	2
Discretionary Housing Payment - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/benefits/discretionary-housing-payment	2
What happens if you don't pay your Council Tax - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/-/non-payment-of-council-tax	2
Discounts and exemptions - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-and-exemptions	2
Benefits - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/benefits/benefits	2
Council Tax change of address - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/-/council-tax-change-of-address	2
Council Tax bands and charges - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/bands-and-charges	2
Council Tax - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax	2
Universal credit - Dorset Councilwww.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/benefits/universal-credit	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Dorset County Council

Where this issue has occurred