Sitemap | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Network Life newsletter | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Resources for residents | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Domestic abuse | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Cookies | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Get involved | SNG, formerly Network Homes

Affordable housing, Affordable rent, London housing association | SNG, formerly Network Homes

London Living Rent Application Form | SNG, formerly Network Homes

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

Network Homes Limited

Title / URL	Issues
Sitemap \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/sitemap/	100
Network Life newsletter \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/your-home/resident-newsletter/	37
Network Life newsletter \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/networklife/	37
Resources for residents \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/buildingsafetyresources/	34
Domestic abuse \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/domesticabuse/	34
Cookies \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/cookies/	32
Get involved \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/get-involved/	31
Affordable housing, Affordable rent, London housing association \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/	31
London Living Rent Application Form \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/lllrtest/	31
Get involved \| SNG, formerly Network Homeswww.networkhomes.org.uk/getinvolved/	31

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred