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When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be partly obscured by anything in front of it. This is the stricter version of this check for 
Level AAA.

## 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 2.4.13](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/focus-not-obscured-enhanced.html)

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	Title / URL	Issues
	News Archive \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/news/news-archive	32
	Parents & Families \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/parents-families	25
	Giving at RWU \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/giving	25
	Academics \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/undergraduate/academics	24
	Center For Economic and Environmental Development \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics/ceed	20
	Faculty & Staff Resources & Links \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/faculty-staff	17
	Extension School \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/ext	17
	Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/	17
	Summer Camps at RWU \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/summer-camps	17
	Our Namesake \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/who-we-are/our-namesake	16

Ensure focus is not partly obscured

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