News Café Contest! - Ferrum College

Study Abroad - Ferrum College

Give - Ferrum College

About Ferrum College - Ferrum College

Financial Aid - Ferrum College

Academics - Ferrum College

Ferrum Fund - Ferrum College

Events from February 11, 2023 – March 11, 2024 – Ferrum College

Campus Life - Ferrum College

Ferrum Giving - Ferrum 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

August 2025

July 2025

Ferrum College

	Title / URL	Issues
	News Café Contest! - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/news-cafe-contest/	2
	Study Abroad - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/academics/study-abroad/	2
	Give - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/ferrum-giving/give/	2
	About Ferrum College - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/about-ferrum-college/	2
	Financial Aid - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/	2
	Academics - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/academics/	2
	Ferrum Fund - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/ferrum-giving/ferrum-fund/	2
	Events from February 11, 2023 – March 11, 2024 – Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/events/	2
	Campus Life - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/student-life/	2
	Ferrum Giving - Ferrum Collegewww.ferrum.edu/ferrum-giving/	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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