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R.B. Annis School of Engineering - University of Indianapolis

College of Health Sciences - University of Indianapolis

Occupational Therapy - University of Indianapolis

Physical Therapy Home - University of Indianapolis

The School of Education - University of Indianapolis

Majors - University of Indianapolis

Phylis Lan Lin School of Social Work and Counseling - University of Indianapolis

Honors College - University of Indianapolis

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences - University of Indianapolis

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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March 2025

February 2025

University of Indianapolis

Title / URL	Issues
Graduate Admissions \| UIndy - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/graduate-admissions/	41
R.B. Annis School of Engineering - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/cas/engineering/	40
College of Health Sciences - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/health-sciences/	34
Occupational Therapy - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/health-sciences/ot/	33
Physical Therapy Home - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/health-sciences/pt/	33
The School of Education - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/cebs/education/	32
Majors - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/majors/	31
Phylis Lan Lin School of Social Work and Counseling - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/cebs/pllsswc/	30
Honors College - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/honors/	30
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences - University of Indianapolisuindy.edu/cebs/	30

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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