News - Page 21 of 21 - Birmingham Newman University

Go Abroad - Birmingham Newman University

News - Page 2 of 21 - Birmingham Newman University

News - Page 3 of 21 - Birmingham Newman University

News - Birmingham Newman University

Staff at Birmingham Newman University

Chaplaincy - Birmingham Newman University

Our Alumni - Sport - Birmingham Newman University

Students’ Union - Birmingham Newman University

Business at Newman University - Birmingham Newman University

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

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Title / URL	Issues
News - Page 21 of 21 - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/news/page/21/	11
Go Abroad - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/study/why-newman/go-abroad/	11
News - Page 2 of 21 - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/news/page/2/	11
News - Page 3 of 21 - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/news/page/3/	11
News - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/news/	10
Staff at Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/staff/	6
Chaplaincy - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/study/why-newman/facilities/chaplaincy/	6
Our Alumni - Sport - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/about-us/alumni/our-alumni/our-alumni-sport/	4
Students’ Union - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/study/why-newman/facilities/students-union/	4
Business at Newman University - Birmingham Newman Universitywww.newman.ac.uk/study/subject-areas/business/	4

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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