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When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be partly obscured by anything in front of it. This is the stricter version of this check for 
Level AAA.

## 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 2.4.13](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/focus-not-obscured-enhanced.html)

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Title / URL	Issues
News - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/599/News	100
Site map - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/1037/Site-map	100
Housing - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/199/Housing	70
Business funding - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/286/Business-funding	67
Apply - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/261/Apply	60
Find a home - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/389/Find-a-home	58
Events - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/Events	57
Report - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/Report_It	56
People and communities - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/276/People-and-communities	53
Planning policy - High Peak Borough Councilwww.highpeak.gov.uk/article/301/Planning-policy	53

Ensure focus is not partly obscured

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