Online Policies and Privacy Practices for sjc.edu | St. John's College

Alumni Resources - Connect with fellow Johnnies | St. John's College

Resources for Johnnie Parents and Families | St. John's College

Annapolis Life—Living on and off campus | St. John's College

Annapolis and Santa Fe College Rankings | St. John's College

St. John's College | Books by Johnnies

Academic Calendars | St. John's College

An Education for All | St. John's College

History - Liberal Arts College - Great Books | St. John's College

Opportunities for Friends and Non-Johnnies | St. John's 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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February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Online Policies and Privacy Practices for sjc.edu \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/privacy-statement	6
Alumni Resources - Connect with fellow Johnnies \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/alumni	6
Resources for Johnnie Parents and Families \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/parents	6
Annapolis Life—Living on and off campus \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/annapolis	6
Annapolis and Santa Fe College Rankings \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/about/rankings	6
St. John's College \| Books by Johnnieswww.sjc.edu/books-by-johnnies	6
Academic Calendars \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/academic-calendars	6
An Education for All \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/campus-diversity	6
History - Liberal Arts College - Great Books \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/about/history	6
Opportunities for Friends and Non-Johnnies \| St. John's Collegewww.sjc.edu/friends	6

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred