Administration | University of North Dakota

Admissions & Financial Aid | Apply to UND | University of North Dakota

Apply to UND | Admissions | University of North Dakota

Campus and Student Life at UND | University of North Dakota

Current Students | University of North Dakota

About UND | Grand Forks, ND | University of North Dakota

Explore 225+ Academic Programs at UND | University of North Dakota

History of UND | University of North Dakota

UND Research | Carnegie Doctoral Research Institution | University of North Dakota

Contact | University of North Dakota

When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be partly obscured by anything in front of it. This is the stricter version of this check for 
Level AAA.

## 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 2.4.13](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/focus-not-obscured-enhanced.html)

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June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Administration \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/administration.html	90
Admissions & Financial Aid \| Apply to UND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/admissions/index.html	68
Apply to UND \| Admissions \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/admissions/apply.html	67
Campus and Student Life at UND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/student-life/index.html	66
Current Students \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/info-for-current.html	61
About UND \| Grand Forks, ND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/index.html	60
Explore 225+ Academic Programs at UND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/programs/index.html	59
History of UND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/history.html	56
UND Research \| Carnegie Doctoral Research Institution \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/research/index.html	55
Contact \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/contact-us.html	54

Ensure focus is not partly obscured

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