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Academic Programs

Learning Communities

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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June 2025

May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Current Studentsprairiestate.edu/current-students/index.aspx	100
Faculty and Staffprairiestate.edu/faculty-and-staff/index.aspx	50
Student Lifeprairiestate.edu/student-life/index.aspx	40
Keys to Student Successprairiestate.edu/academics/online/tips.aspx	27
Prairie State Collegeprairiestate.edu/index.aspx	10
COVID-19 Informationprairiestate.edu/covid19.aspx	10
How To Enrollprairiestate.edu/apply-reg-pay/how-to-enroll/index.aspx	10
Student Servicesprairiestate.edu/student-services/index.aspx	10
Academic Programsprairiestate.edu/academics/academic-programs/index.aspx	10
Learning Communitiesprairiestate.edu/academics/learning-communities/index.aspx	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

Prairie State College

Where this issue has occurred