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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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June 2024

May 2024

Laurentian Bank of Canada

Title / URL	Issues
Credit cards \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/credit-cards	75
Seniors policy \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/seniors-policy	48
Bank accounts \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/accounts	37
Home \| Personal banking \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en	35
Privacy and security \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/privacy-and-security	33
Contact us \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/contact-us	29
Mortgages \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/mortgages	29
Lending \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/lending	27
Accessibility \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/accessibility	23
Careers \| About us \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/about-us/careers	23

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Laurentian Bank of Canada

Where this issue has occurred