Bachelor Degrees & Undergraduate Majors at MSU Moorhead

Graduate & Doctoral Programs at MSU Moorhead

Transfer Degrees offered at MSU Moorhead

Online College Degrees at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Livingston Lord Library at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Undergraduate Admissions at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Academic Calendar at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Graduate School with Masters Degree & Doctoral Degree at MSUM

Campus Visit at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Veteran & Military Admissions at MSU Moorhead

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 2024

May 2024

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Title / URL	Issues
Bachelor Degrees & Undergraduate Majors at MSU Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/academics/majors/	100
Graduate & Doctoral Programs at MSU Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/academics/graduate/	100
Transfer Degrees offered at MSU Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/academics/transfer/	100
Online College Degrees at Minnesota State University Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/academics/online/	100
Livingston Lord Library at Minnesota State University Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/library/	73
Undergraduate Admissions at Minnesota State University Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/admissions/	71
Academic Calendar at Minnesota State University Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/academics/calendars/	65
Graduate School with Masters Degree & Doctoral Degree at MSUMwww.mnstate.edu/admissions/graduate/	62
Campus Visit at Minnesota State University Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/admissions/visit/	62
Veteran & Military Admissions at MSU Moorheadwww.mnstate.edu/admissions/military/	61

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Where this issue has occurred