Online Degree Programs: Online Degrees - UAGC

Bachelor’s Admissions Requirements | UAGC

Academic Partnerships | UAGC

Emphases at the University of Arizona Global Campus | UAGC

Accredited Online College | UAGC | University of Arizona Global Campus

Online Master's Programs | UAGC | Advance Your Career

International Requirements | UAGC

Traditional College Credit Transfers | UAGC

Corporate and Academic Partnerships | UAGC

Online College Costs & Tuition | UAGC

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

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Title / URL	Issues
Online Degree Programs: Online Degrees - UAGCwww.uagc.edu/online-degrees	5
Bachelor’s Admissions Requirements \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/admissions/bachelors	5
Academic Partnerships \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/partnerships/academic	5
Emphases at the University of Arizona Global Campus \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/online-degrees/emphases	5
Accredited Online College \| UAGC \| University of Arizona Global Campuswww.uagc.edu/	5
Online Master's Programs \| UAGC \| Advance Your Careerwww.uagc.edu/online-degrees/masters	5
International Requirements \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/admissions/international	5
Traditional College Credit Transfers \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/admissions/traditional	5
Corporate and Academic Partnerships \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/partnerships	5
Online College Costs & Tuition \| UAGCwww.uagc.edu/tuition-financial-aid	5

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Where this issue has occurred