Faculty & Staff | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Graduate Admissions | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Visitors | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

News at Jacksonville University | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Home | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Office of Admissions | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Office of Partnerships & Development | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Office of the Registrar | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Campus Life | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

Timeline | Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.

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

Jacksonville University

Title / URL	Issues
Faculty & Staff \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/portal/faculty-staff.php	95
Graduate Admissions \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/graduate/index.php	77
Visitors \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/portal/visitors.php	75
News at Jacksonville University \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/news/index.php	67
Home \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/	63
Office of Admissions \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/admissions/index.php	62
The Office of Partnerships & Development \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/partnerships/index.php	62
Office of the Registrar \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/registrar/index.php	61
Campus Life \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/campuslife/index.php	60
Timeline \| Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla.www.ju.edu/about/history/index.php	57

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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