Program Search | Pikes Peak State College

Academic Calendar | Pikes Peak State College

Catalog & Schedule | Pikes Peak State College

Learning Commons | Pikes Peak State College

New Student Online Orientation

Art Gallery | Pikes Peak State College

Coaching at PPSC | Pikes Peak State College

Español | Pikes Peak State College

Find Your Path | Pikes Peak State College

Registration Process | Pikes Peak State College

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
Program Search \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/programs/index.php	13
Academic Calendar \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/academics/academic-calendar.php	13
Catalog & Schedule \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/academics/catalog-schedule/index.php	13
Learning Commons \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/academics/learning-commons/index.php	13
New Student Online Orientationwww.pikespeak.edu/admissions/orientation/index.php	13
Art Gallery \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/academics/studio-west/art-gallery.php	13
Coaching at PPSC \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/academics/coaching/index.php	13
Español \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/admissions/espanol/index.php	13
Find Your Path \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/admissions/enroll/index.php	13
Registration Process \| Pikes Peak State Collegewww.pikespeak.edu/admissions/register/index.php	13

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Pikes Peak State College

Where this issue has occurred