Icescape set to return to Weston this winter | North Somerset Council

New Nailsea Library celebrates move | North Somerset Council

Illegal tobacco seized | North Somerset Council

Bins and recycling | North Somerset Council

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X5 calling at Yatton from September | North Somerset Council

Priorities and strategies | North Somerset Council

Councillors call for chemist to continue | North Somerset Council

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 2024

May 2024

North Somerset Council

Title / URL	Issues
Icescape set to return to Weston this winter \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news/icescape-set-return-weston-winter	11
New Nailsea Library celebrates move \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news/new-nailsea-library-celebrates-move	11
Illegal tobacco seized \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news/illegal-tobacco-seized	10
Bins and recycling \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/bins-recycling	10
Health and safety \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/business/health-safety	9
News \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news?page=5	9
X5 calling at Yatton from September \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news/x5-calling-yatton-september	9
Priorities and strategies \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/council-democracy/priorities-strategies	9
News \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news	9
Councillors call for chemist to continue \| North Somerset Counciln-somerset.gov.uk/news/councillors-call-chemist-continue	9

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

North Somerset Council

Where this issue has occurred