Contracts and tenders – NHS Dorset

Learning Disability and Autism – NHS Dorset

Equality – NHS Dorset

Data Protection Impact Assessments – NHS Dorset

Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) – NHS Dorset

Medicines optimisation – NHS Dorset

Case studies – NHS Dorset

Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – NHS Dorset

#TogetherWithPeople – NHS Dorset

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

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Contracts and tenders – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/about/contracts/	100
	Contracts and tenders – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/about/contracts/?drawer=finance	100
	Learning Disability and Autism – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/health/learning-disability-and-autism/	64
	Equality – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/about/equality/	62
	Data Protection Impact Assessments – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/about/dpia/	44
	Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/icp/	39
	Medicines optimisation – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/health/medicines/	38
	Case studies – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/news/category/case-studies/	35
	Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/health/send/	35
	#TogetherWithPeople – NHS Dorsetnhsdorset.nhs.uk/news/category/news/twp/	33

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred