Integrative Health at MUIH - MUIH

Schedule a Visit - MUIH

Yoga Therapy Program - MUIH

Health Promotion and Education Programs - MUIH

About Campus, Safety, and Security - MUIH

Partnerships, Collaborations, and Community Outreach - MUIH

Individual Academic Courses - MUIH

Board of Trustees, Council, Faculty and Officers - MUIH

Online Nutrition Certification Programs & Degrees - MUIH

Media Resources - MUIH

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 2025

May 2025

Maryland University of Integrative Health

Title / URL	Issues
Integrative Health at MUIH - MUIHmuih.edu/integrative-health-at-muih/	5
Schedule a Visit - MUIHmuih.edu/about-muih/about-campus/visit/	5
Yoga Therapy Program - MUIHmuih.edu/academics/yoga-therapy/	5
Health Promotion and Education Programs - MUIHmuih.edu/academics/health-promotion/	5
About Campus, Safety, and Security - MUIHmuih.edu/about-muih/about-campus/	5
Partnerships, Collaborations, and Community Outreach - MUIHmuih.edu/about-muih/partnerships/	5
Individual Academic Courses - MUIHmuih.edu/academics/non-degree-courses/	5
Board of Trustees, Council, Faculty and Officers - MUIHmuih.edu/about-muih/leadership/	5
Online Nutrition Certification Programs & Degrees - MUIHmuih.edu/academics/nutrition/	5
Media Resources - MUIHmuih.edu/news-events/media-resources/	5

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Maryland University of Integrative Health

Where this issue has occurred