Green Mountain Job & Retention Center - Vermont Technical College

Share Your News - Vermont Technical College

Alumni Events - Vermont Technical College

Now Vermont State University! - Vermont Technical College

Vermont State University Leadership Transition - Vermont Technical College

Vermont Tech Hosts Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony - Vermont Technical College

Alumni Profiles - Vermont Technical College

Fast Facts - Vermont Technical College

Alumni Association - Vermont Technical College

Our Graduates - Vermont Technical College

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

Vermont Technical College

Title / URL	Issues
Green Mountain Job & Retention Center - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/green-mountain-job-retention-center/	4
Share Your News - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/share-your-news/	4
Alumni Events - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/alumni-events/	4
Now Vermont State University! - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/	4
Vermont State University Leadership Transition - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/vermont-state-university-leadership-transition/	4
Vermont Tech Hosts Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/vermont-tech-hosts-inaugural-athletics-hall-of-fame-ceremony/	4
Alumni Profiles - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/alumni-profiles/	4
Fast Facts - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/fast-facts-0/	4
Alumni Association - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/alumni-association/	4
Our Graduates - Vermont Technical Collegewww.vtc.edu/our-graduates/	3

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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