Libraries | Hackney Council

Adult social care | Hackney Council

Report noise | Hackney Council

Stoke Newington Library | Hackney Council

Shoreditch Library | Hackney Council

Hackney Central Library | Hackney Council

Agendas, reports, decisions and minutes | Hackney Council

Stamford Hill Library | Hackney Council

Check your collection day | Hackney Council

Bulky waste collections | 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

January 2025

December 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
Report noise \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/noise/	6
Stoke Newington Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/stoke-newington-library/	6
Shoreditch Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/shoreditch-library/	6
Hackney Central Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/hackney-central-library/	6
Agendas, reports, decisions and minutes \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/council-business/	6
Stamford Hill Library \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/stamford-hill-library/	6
Check your collection day \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/rubbish/	6
Bulky waste collections \| Hackney Councilhackney.gov.uk/bulky-waste/	6

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

London Borough of Hackney Council

Where this issue has occurred