A-Z Services | MRU

Programs Offered - Mount Royal University - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Office of the Registrar | MRU

Transcripts for admission to MRU | MRU

Campus services | MRU

Future Student Info Sessions & Events | MRU

Admission | MRU

MRU Facilities Management | MRU

Programs and courses | MRU

Apply | MRU

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

July 2025

June 2025

Mount Royal University

	Title / URL	Issues
	A-Z Services \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/CampusServices/A-ZServices/index.htm	52
	Programs Offered - Mount Royal University - Calgary, Alberta, Canadawww.mtroyal.ca/Applications/ProgramsOffered/	43
	Office of the Registrar \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/AcademicSupport/Registrar/index.htm	35
	Transcripts for admission to MRU \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/Admission/transcripts-admission.htm	34
	Campus services \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/CampusServices/index.htm	32
	Future Student Info Sessions & Events \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/Admission/events.htm	30
	Admission \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/Admission/index.htm	30
	MRU Facilities Management \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/FacilitiesManagement/index.htm	29
	Programs and courses \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/index.htm	28
	Apply \| MRUwww.mtroyal.ca/Admission/Apply/index.htm	28

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Mount Royal University

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