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Samenwerken - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteit

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Onderzoek - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteit

Faculteiten - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteit

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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September 2025

August 2025

Open University of the Netherlands

	Title / URL	Issues
	Studiegidsen - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/studiegidsen	100
	Studieaanbod - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/opleiding-overzicht?categorieen=Korte%20studie	94
	Studieaanbod - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/opleiding-overzicht?categorieen=Master	94
	Studieaanbod - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/opleiding-overzicht?categorieen=Cursus	94
	Studieaanbod - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/opleiding-overzicht?categorieen=Schakelprogramma	94
	Studieaanbod - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/opleiding-overzicht?categorieen=Bachelor	94
	Samenwerken - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/samenwerken	86
	Promoveren - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/promoveren	77
	Onderzoek - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/onderzoek	75
	Faculteiten - Open Universiteit - Open Universiteitwww.ou.nl/faculteiten	73

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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