Site map | Laurentian Bank

Credit cards | Laurentian Bank

LBCDirect | Help and FAQ | Laurentian Bank

Chequing accounts | Accounts | Laurentian Bank

Seniors policy | Laurentian Bank

Privacy and security | Laurentian Bank

Investments | Laurentian Bank

Home | Laurentian Bank

Lending | Laurentian Bank

CDIC deposit insurance | Laurentian Bank

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

May 2025

April 2025

Laurentian Bank of Canada

Title / URL	Issues
Site map \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/sitemap	72
Credit cards \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/credit-cards	63
LBCDirect \| Help and FAQ \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/help-and-faq/lbcdirect	55
Chequing accounts \| Accounts \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/accounts/chequing	53
Seniors policy \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/seniors-policy	40
Privacy and security \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/privacy-and-security	39
Investments \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/investments	36
Home \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en	35
Lending \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/lending	31
CDIC deposit insurance \| Laurentian Bankwww.laurentianbank.ca/en/personal/cdic-deposit-insurance	30

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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