Upcoming Events – University of the Ozarks

Schedules - University of the Ozarks

Athlete Recruitment - University of the Ozarks

Green Giving - University of the Ozarks

Study Abroad - University of the Ozarks

Apply - University of the Ozarks

Admitted Students - University of the Ozarks

Title IX - University of the Ozarks

Admissions & Aid - University of the Ozarks

Dining - University of the Ozarks

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

August 2025

July 2025

University of the Ozarks

	Title / URL	Issues
	Upcoming Events – University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/events/category/academic/	12
	Schedules - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/athletics/schedules/	12
	Athlete Recruitment - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/athletics/recruitme/	10
	Green Giving - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/support/green-giving/	10
	Study Abroad - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/academics/study-abroad/	10
	Apply - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/apply/	10
	Admitted Students - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/admitted-students/	10
	Title IX - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/current-students/title-ix/	10
	Admissions & Aid - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/admissions-aid/	10
	Dining - University of the Ozarksozarks.edu/life-at-ozarks/dining/	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

University of the Ozarks

Where this issue has occurred