Events

Initiatives

New Incoming Students

Alumni & Friends

Current Students

The Arts at Saint Anselm College

Faculty & Staff

Offices, Centers, & Institutes

Apply

Parents & Families

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

Saint Anselm College

Title / URL	Issues
Eventswww.anselm.edu/about/anselmian-hub/events	17
Initiativeswww.anselm.edu/about/leadership-initiatives/initiatives	12
New Incoming Studentswww.anselm.edu/about/information/new-incoming-students	12
Alumni & Friendswww.anselm.edu/about/information/alumni-friends	12
Current Studentswww.anselm.edu/about/information/current-students	12
The Arts at Saint Anselm Collegewww.anselm.edu/about/arts-saint-anselm-college	11
Faculty & Staffwww.anselm.edu/about/information/faculty-staff	10
Offices, Centers, & Instituteswww.anselm.edu/about/offices-centers-institutes	10
Applywww.anselm.edu/admission-aid/apply	10
Parents & Familieswww.anselm.edu/about/information/parents-families	9

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred