Events | LASC

Information Technology | LASC

About LASC | LASC

Financial Aid Office | LASC

Admissions Office | LASC

Office of Institutional Effectiveness | LASC

Online Learning | LASC

President's Office | LASC

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) | LASC

Why LASC | LASC

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 2025

May 2025

Los Angeles Southwest College

Title / URL	Issues
Events \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/campus-life/events	6
Information Technology \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/offices/it	1
About LASC \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/about	1
Financial Aid Office \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/financial-aid	1
Admissions Office \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/admissions	1
Office of Institutional Effectiveness \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/offices/ie	1
Online Learning \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/academics/online	1
President's Office \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/offices/president	1
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/financial-aid/sap	1
Why LASC \| LASCwww.lasc.edu/about/why-LASC	1

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Los Angeles Southwest College

Where this issue has occurred