Our Namesake | Roger Williams University

Office of the President | Roger Williams University

Academics | Roger Williams University

Academic Affairs | Roger Williams University

Registrar | Roger Williams University

RWU Featured Events | Roger Williams University

Accreditations | Roger Williams University

Schools & Colleges | Roger Williams University

Strategic Action Plan | Roger Williams University

The RWU Internship Experience | Roger Williams University

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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January 2025

December 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Our Namesake \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/who-we-are/our-namesake	16
Office of the President \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/who-we-are/office-president	16
Academics \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics	16
Academic Affairs \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics/academic-affairs	16
Registrar \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics/registrar	16
RWU Featured Events \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/events	16
Accreditations \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics/accreditations	16
Schools & Colleges \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges	16
Strategic Action Plan \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/who-we-are/strategic-action-plan	16
The RWU Internship Experience \| Roger Williams Universitywww.rwu.edu/internships	16

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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