Study | Course Search | RGU

Leading RGU researcher to retire | Our People | RGU

Research Revealed, S02E02: Young people’s mental health should be a priority for society | Impactful Research | RGU

Student Experience | RGU

Extending Reach | RGU

Economic Development | RGU

Impactful Research | RGU

So, what is RGUplus? | Student Experience | RGU

Our People | RGU

The Big Recycling Hunt | Extending Reach | RGU

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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May 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Study \| Course Search \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/study/course-search	22
Leading RGU researcher to retire \| Our People \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/our-people/6283-leading-rgu-researcher-to-retire	20
Research Revealed, S02E02: Young people’s mental health should be a priority for society \| Impactful Research \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/impactful-research/6790-research-revealed-s02e02	19
Student Experience \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/student-experience	19
Extending Reach \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/extending-reach	19
Economic Development \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/economic-development	18
Impactful Research \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/impactful-research	18
So, what is RGUplus? \| Student Experience \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/student-experience/6331-so-what-is-rguplus	18
Our People \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/our-people	17
The Big Recycling Hunt \| Extending Reach \| RGUwww.rgu.ac.uk/rgview/extending-reach/6473-the-big-recycling-hunt	17

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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