Libraries | Hackney Council

Adult social care | Hackney Council

Shoreditch Library | Hackney Council

Stamford Hill Library | Hackney Council

Report noise | Hackney Council

Hackney Central Library | Hackney Council

Bulky waste collections | Hackney Council

Clapton Library | Hackney Council

Hackney Council

Dalston CLR James Library | Hackney Council

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

June 2024

May 2024

London Borough of Hackney Council

Title / URL	Issues
Libraries \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/libraries/	9
Adult social care \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/adults-older-people/	7
Shoreditch Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/shoreditch-library/	6
Stamford Hill Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/stamford-hill-library/	6
Report noise \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/noise/	6
Hackney Central Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/hackney-central-library/	6
Bulky waste collections \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/bulky-waste/	6
Clapton Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/clapton-library/	5
Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/search/	5
Dalston CLR James Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/dalston-library/	5

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

London Borough of Hackney Council

Where this issue has occurred