Christian Liberal Arts College: Academic Majors and Programs - Gordon College

School of Science & Health - Gordon College

Adams School of Music and the Arts - Gordon College

Bennett Center - Gordon College

Parent and Family Experience - Gordon College

Contact - Gordon College

Faith at Gordon | Practicing Active Faith at Christian College - Gordon College

Apply to Gordon - Gordon College

Human Resources - Gordon College

Gordon College Visits | Visit & Tour a Top Christian College - Gordon 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)

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May 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Christian Liberal Arts College: Academic Majors and Programs - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/majors	100
	School of Science & Health - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/science	84
	Adams School of Music and the Arts - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/adams	84
	Bennett Center - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/bennett	77
	Parent and Family Experience - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/parents	68
	Contact - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/contact	63
	Faith at Gordon \| Practicing Active Faith at Christian College - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/faith	61
	Apply to Gordon - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/apply	60
	Human Resources - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/hr	60
	Gordon College Visits \| Visit & Tour a Top Christian College - Gordon Collegewww.gordon.edu/admissions/visit	58

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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