Undergraduate Minor Degrees | GCU

Ministry Degrees and Online Pastoral Degrees | GCU

Admission Requirements - Start Your Journey Today | GCU

College of Education – Education Degrees & Certificates | GCU

Theology Degrees – Online & Campus Programs | GCU

Grand Canyon University: Private Christian University Phoenix AZ

College of Arts and Media – Fine and Media Arts Studies | GCU

Business Degrees – Online and Campus | GCU

Technology Degrees – Online & Campus | GCU

Engineering Degrees – ABET Accredited Degrees | GCU

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

Grand Canyon University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Undergraduate Minor Degrees \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/minors	2
	Ministry Degrees and Online Pastoral Degrees \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/ministry	2
	Admission Requirements - Start Your Journey Today \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/admissions	2
	College of Education – Education Degrees & Certificates \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/college-of-education.php	2
	Theology Degrees – Online & Campus Programs \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/theology	2
	Grand Canyon University: Private Christian University Phoenix AZwww.gcu.edu/	2
	College of Arts and Media – Fine and Media Arts Studies \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/college-of-arts-and-media	2
	Business Degrees – Online and Campus \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/business	2
	Technology Degrees – Online & Campus \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/technology	2
	Engineering Degrees – ABET Accredited Degrees \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/engineering	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Grand Canyon University

Where this issue has occurred