Student wellbeing | Saint Martin's University

Admissions & Financial Aid | Saint Martin's University

Military and Military-Affiliated | Saint Martin's University

Visitors & General Community | Saint Martin's University

Dining | Saint Martin's University

Campus life | Saint Martin's University

Mission & Vision | Saint Martin's University

Study Abroad | Saint Martin's University

Honor societies | Saint Martin's University

Alumni | Saint Martin's 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)

ensure-focus-is-not-obscured-minimum

March 2025

February 2025

Saint Martin's University

Title / URL	Issues
Student wellbeing \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/student-life/student-wellbeing	7
Admissions & Financial Aid \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/admissions-financial-aid	7
Military and Military-Affiliated \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/military-and-military-affiliated	7
Visitors & General Community \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/visitors-general-community	6
Dining \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/student-life/dining	6
Campus life \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/student-life/campus-life	6
Mission & Vision \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/mission-vision	6
Study Abroad \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/academics/study-abroad	6
Honor societies \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/academics/honor-societies	6
Alumni \| Saint Martin's Universitywww.stmartin.edu/alumni	6

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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