Honorary Awards | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Error 404 - page not found

Make a Difference | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

UWS Shop Accessibility Statement

How a PhD can Benefit You

Events | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Policies, Procedures & Guidance | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Vision Schools Scotland

Student Roadmap | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

About Our Website | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

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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June 2025

May 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Honorary Awards \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/about-uws/governance/honorary-awards/	23
	Error 404 - page not foundwww.uws.ac.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	23
	Make a Difference \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/alumni/support-us/	23
	UWS Shop Accessibility Statementwww.uws.ac.uk/about-our-website/accessibility-uws-shop/	23
	How a PhD can Benefit Youwww.uws.ac.uk/university-life/blog/how-a-phd-can-benefit-you/	23
	Events \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/alumni/reunions-and-networks/	23
	Policies, Procedures & Guidance \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/about-uws/policies-procedures-guidance/	23
	Vision Schools Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/research/vision-schools-scotland/	23
	Student Roadmap \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/current-students/student-roadmap/	23
	About Our Website \| UWS \| University of the West of Scotlandwww.uws.ac.uk/about-our-website/	23

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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