Military, Veterans and Family | Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate Majors | Georgia Southern University

Traditions | Georgia Southern University

Data Governance | Georgia Southern University

Faculty and Staff | Georgia Southern University

The Eagle Experience | Georgia Southern University

Online Privacy Statement | Georgia Southern University

Graduate Programs | Georgia Southern University

Campus Life at Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern University

Our History | Georgia Southern University

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 2025

May 2025

Georgia Southern University

Title / URL	Issues
Military, Veterans and Family \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/military-veterans/	11
Undergraduate Majors \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/majors/	7
Traditions \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/traditions/	7
Data Governance \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/datagov/	7
Faculty and Staff \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/faculty-staff/	6
The Eagle Experience \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/eagle-experience/	6
Online Privacy Statement \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/privacy/	6
Graduate Programs \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/graduate-programs/	6
Campus Life at Georgia Southern \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/campuslife/	6
Our History \| Georgia Southern Universitywww.georgiasouthern.edu/history/	6

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Georgia Southern University

Where this issue has occurred