Directory - Prescott College

Registrar's Office - Prescott College

Info For: Current Students - Prescott College

Info For: Accepted Students - Prescott College

Apply Online - Prescott College

Homepage - Prescott College

Info For: Faculty & Staff - Prescott College

Financial Aid - Prescott College

Info For: Alumni - Prescott College

Admissions - Prescott 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)

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Title / URL	Issues
Directory - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/people/	73
Registrar's Office - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/academics/registrars-office/	71
Info For: Current Students - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/info-for-current-students/	65
Info For: Accepted Students - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/info-for-accepted-students/	63
Apply Online - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/admissions/apply/	63
Homepage - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/	62
Info For: Faculty & Staff - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/info-for-faculty-and-staff/	56
Financial Aid - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/admissions/financial-aid/	55
Info For: Alumni - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/info-for-alumni/	51
Admissions - Prescott Collegeprescott.edu/admissions/	37

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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