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Tuition & Costs | New Jersey Institute of Technology

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The Center for Pre-College Programs | Center for Pre-College Programs

Office of Graduate Studies | Office of Graduate Studies

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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Title / URL	Issues
Admitted Students \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/admitted-students	53
Admissions \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions	31
Graduate FAQs \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/graduate-faqs	20
How to Apply \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/how-apply	17
Applying for a Visa \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/applying-visa	17
Financial Aid \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/financial-aid	14
Tuition & Costs \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/tuition-costs	14
Tuition & Aid \| New Jersey Institute of Technologywww.njit.edu/admissions/tuition-aid	14
The Center for Pre-College Programs \| Center for Pre-College Programswww.njit.edu/precollege/	2
Office of Graduate Studies \| Office of Graduate Studieswww.njit.edu/graduatestudies/	2

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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