Minors: IU East

Admissions: IU East

Honors Program: IU East

How to apply for undergraduate programs: IU East

Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP): IU East

Tuition & Cost: IU East

Transferring from Ivy Tech: IU East

Contact Us: IU East

Red Wolf Central: IU East

Admitted Students: IU East

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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August 2025

July 2025

Indiana University East

Title / URL	Issues
Minors: IU Easteast.iu.edu/academics/minors/index.html	99
Admissions: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/index.html	74
Honors Program: IU Easteast.iu.edu/academics/honors/index.html	70
How to apply for undergraduate programs: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/apply/index.html	60
Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP): IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/apply/tsap.html	59
Tuition & Cost: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/tuition/index.html	57
Transferring from Ivy Tech: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/apply/ivy-tech.html	55
Contact Us: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/contact/index.html	54
Red Wolf Central: IU Easteast.iu.edu/red-wolf-central/index.html	54
Admitted Students: IU Easteast.iu.edu/admissions/admitted/index.html	54

Ensure focus is not partly obscured

Indiana University East

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